Sacajawea 200 years ago

Much has been said about Sacajawea, the beautiful Indian woman, who helped Lewis and Clark get to Oregon.
If not for her they would have died along the trail from starvation or sickness.
Paying tribute to her now is Salmon, Idaho, the place where she was born.
Salmon Lemhi country.
A beautiful statue with Mother and baby strapped to her back, complements a new information center there.
In her honor the mountain behind her statue bares her name as well.
It was 200 years ago on 8-12-1805 that Lewis and Clark expedition left North Dakota for a trip to the ocean in Oregon.
Lewis and Clark hired a fur trapper as an interpreter and guide, with him came his wife, Sacajawea.
Her knowledge of roots and herbs for food and medicine proved to be invaluable.
Captured at the age of 12 and taken to a Hidasta Indian village in North Dakota, she was still able to locate her homeland in Idaho. Now known as Salmon, Idaho
Her brother now the chief of the Lemhi Shoshone gave her horses and a guide to help the party get over the treacherous Bitterroot mountains.
Sacajawea earned great respect from Lewis and Clark. In all of the journal entries of the Lewis and Clark journals, there are no drawings or pictures of Sacajawea. A beautiful Indian maiden is used in her likeness, in all books, coins, etc.
She died at a very young age in Fort Manuel, South Dakota.