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In the early 19th Century CE, a young Agaidika teenager named Sacajawea was enlisted by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to aid her husband Toussaint Charbonneau as a guide to the Western United States. Karen Mensing debunks some of the myths that surround the familiar image of the heroic woman with a baby strapped to her back and a vast knowledge of the American wilderness.
Lesson by Karen Mensing, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.
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TED-Ed. (2021, March 22). The True Story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2325/the-true-story-of-sacajawea---karen-mensing/
Chicago Style
TED-Ed. "The True Story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 22, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2325/the-true-story-of-sacajawea---karen-mensing/.
MLA Style
TED-Ed. "The True Story of Sacajawea - Karen Mensing." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Mar 2021. Web. 24 Nov 2024.
