A Compelling Spirit

A vision legendary among Native Americans... glimpse her in your mind’s eye young Shoshone woman with a papoose on her back stands on a precipice surveying the wild panorama Her presence treasured by these explorers she who guides them across the west human drama wraps around Sacagawea-- destined to survive in her people’s imaginations so enigmatic, simple, safe Envision this mysterious legend-- a female, intelligent, pregnant walking along the Yellowstone River looking as if a native princess translating to the tribes fearlessly saving the expedition To notable explorers Lewis and Clark Sacagawea is survival Captain Clark calls her “Janey” how he values her acumen If you listen, you can hear her... in the wind she whispers, "Everything I do is for my people." watch her walk into the misty morning pursuing the future