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Sacagawea or
Sacajawea?
Various historians disagree over the
pronunciation, meaning - either "Boat Launcher" or "Bird
Woman", and spelling of her name - listed as either Sacagawea or
Sacajawea, as well as a few other spellings, but all agree that her
bravery and fortitude were instrumental to the success of Lewis &
Clark's "Corps of Discovery."
We have decided to use the spelling "SACAGAWEA"
for our new dollar coin, based on several contemporary works on this
topic.
To quote from a recent publication:
"Translated, her name means 'Bird
Woman,' and in their attempts to spell the Indians words, Lewis and
Clark used variations of 'Sah-ca-gah-we-ah' and 'Sah-kah-gar-we-a.' (In
1814, when a version of the journals appeared, an editor changed the
spelling to Sacajawea, which was the preferred spelling until recently,
when most historians and official publications reverted back to
Sacagawea.)
Lewis & Clark. The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. An
Illustrated History by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. New York: Alfred
A. Knopf, 1997. Page 92.
Additional references to the Sacagawea
spelling can be found in Stephen E. Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage (Simon
& Schuster, 1996) and on PBS's Web site for its critically acclaimed
series on the Lewis and Clark
expedition.
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