The legend tells us of Sacagawea ("Bird Woman") as the guide showing Lewis and Clark the way over the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean, and fictionalized accounts have embroidered on her life as it might have been. In fact, however, her life as it might have been. In fact, however, the young Indian woman who accompanied the expedition did not serve as a guide--though her presence with her child probably ensured the expedition's safety by signifying to the tribes whose territories were crossed that it was not a raiding or war party. This carefully researched historical account separates the verifiable facts about Sacagawea from the extensive legend. It provides a readable, credible account of Sacagawea coping with the incredible hazards of the journey, caring fo her child, dealing with her half-breed husband, and aiding the expedition with her survival knowledge, pluck, and constancy. The authors have unearthed new documentary evidence which enables them to trace Sacagawea's later life until her death, and to locate her burial spot. They also tell how the Sacagawea legend was deliberately created, and show how it became so widely accepted. Nontheless, this is not a "debunking" study. Sacagawea, seen in the light of accurate history rather than legend, remains an intriguing and inspiring figure in our past.

Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Edmonds, Margot

Clark, Ella E. E.

Travel

University of California Press

This wonderfully colorful and appealing anthology gathers more than 130 Native American legends, many told to the authors by elder storytellers and tribal historians.

Voices of the Winds: Native American Legends

History

CLARK, Ella

Americas

Chartwell Castle Books

Learn about the rich history of North America&nbsp;through the legends and tales of those who inhabited the land&nbsp;first in Voices of the Winds. This wonderfully appealing anthology gathers more than 130 Native American legends, many told to the authors by elder storytellers and tribal historians. The legends feature a broad array of mythical figures, such as Thunderbird, Coyote, and Raven, as well as human-like characters "The Girl Who Married the Moon" and "Two Brothers Who Became Stars." Organized by region--with tales from the Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, Southeast, and Northeast--the legends are drawn from many tribes, including the Wasco, Aleut, Apache, Yosemite, Cheyenne, Sioux, Hopi, Navajo, Chippewa, Cherokee and others, and are introduced by an informative headnote, accompanied by a variety of evocative line-art drawings. The stories include: <ul> <li>The Bridge of the Gods, Wasco</li> <li>Raven's Great Adventure, Alaska</li> <li>Song of the Horses, Navaho</li> <li>Origin of Fire, Jicarilla-Apache</li> <li>The Corn Ceremony, Hidatsa</li> <li>The Great Serpent and the Great Flood, Chippewa-Ojibwa</li> <li>The Origin of Earth, Tuskegee</li> <li>The Legend of the Bear Family, Penobscot</li> <li>The Origin of the Iroquois Nations, Iroquois</li> </ul> Get to know the first peoples of North America through these stories from their rich oral traditions.

Chartwell Books

Indian legends describe the beauty of the natural world, the creation, the origin of fire, historical events, and spiritual truths

Clark, Ella E.

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