Publication Date: Jan 1986

Synopsis:

Sacagawea, a Shoshone Indian, guided and interpreted for explorers Lewis and Clark as they traveled up the Mississippi, but she had adventures long before that one, like the time she was captured by the Minnetarees, and taken away from her family and everything that she knew and loved….

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a fictionalized account of Sacagawea’s early life, marriage to Touissant Charbonneau, and journey with William and Clark across a lot of the western USA.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild

Sexual Content: Mild – Nothing is discussed, but Sacagawea does get married as a teen to an adult man and bears his child. Kissing.

Violence: Moderate – Abuse, death, animal death for food

Substance Use: Mild – Alcohol (including drunkenness) and tobacco use

Prejudices: Moderate sexism & prejudice against Indigenous peoples

Religious Themes: Sacagawea practices native beliefs, while the white characters talk some about God

Other Topics: None

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