The Story of Sacajawea, Guide to Lewis and Clark

As a young girl, Sacajawea was separated from her family when she was captured by a band of Minnetaree warriors and taken to be their slave. Several years later, she was boutght by a French fur trader to be his wife. Then in 1804, when she was only sixteen years old, Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark. She helped guide this explorers through unchared terrain of the western United States.