Clark also had a nickname for the young woman: Janey. Meriwether Lewis, Clark, York, Toussiant Charbonneau, Sakakawea and her son slept together in a tepee the expedition carried.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A statue in downtown Louisville is getting increased protection after an apparent attempt to vandalize it. Around 3:30 p.m. Louisville Metro Police said they were called to the ...

In 1905, the Lewis and Clark Exposition was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but, really, it was a way for city boasters to introduce Portland to the ...

Often remembered merely for guiding Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea’s story is far more complex. Discover the deeper story behind the life of this Shoshone woman—beyond the expedition.

Former club president Phil Vitale spoke about Lewis and Clark coinage. At the centennial of the expedition, the United States started issuing commemorative coins. One of the coins issued was a ...

From an office in New London, Titanic discoverer Bob Ballard is overseeing a $200 million mission to map oceans and identify resources such as oil, gas and rare earth minerals.

Second, the Lewis and Clark expedition resonates because it’s not just a white man’s army, but rather a group of people from many different racial, ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds—a ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia preserves 200-year-old plant specimens collected by Lewis and Clark during their expedition, with select items to be displayed in 2026.

Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes Rebecca Kai Dotlich, with Marc Jaffe. . Knopf, $25 (240pp) ISBN 978-1-4000-4267-8 ...

She was 14, she had a baby. She was in a forced marriage to a French-Canadian fur trapper, and without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition would not have survived,” Teton said.

Sacagawea was a Shoshone Native American woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition, traveling with them thousands of miles − from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean. The ...