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If you know anything at all about Sacagawea, you probably know that she was a guide on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also known as the Corps of Discovery) to explore the Louisiana Purchase and ...

St. Louis, Mo. — If there was a Wonder Woman of Westward expansion, she might be it. To help Lewis and Clark make it across the country, she faced countless challenges--and now that face is on a gold ...

Editor’s note: November is Native American Heritage Month. First proclaimed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990, it is an opportunity to acknowledge the histories and cultures of Native people ...

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's Sacagawea Project published a book compiling oral history, historical documents and DNA evidence they say proves Sacagawea was Hidatsa, not Shoshone. Sacagawea ...

The decision on whether to spend or save coins is usually pretty simple. In nearly all cases, if you don’t spend them, then they’re just a pile of metal gathering dust. But there are rare instances ...

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. Explorer Sacagawea ...

Congress on Tuesday approved a redesign of the Sacagawea dollar in hopes of enticing consumer and business use of the gold-colored dollar. Under legislation passed by voice vote in the House and sent ...

Busy selling fruits and vegetables on a recent weekday, Luzmila Mita dug into her apron and pulled out a fistful of coins embossed with the image of a Native American woman with a baby strapped to her ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Seven $1 coins that once traveled to space sold today in an ...

Luzmila Mita holds Sacagawea dollar coins in Quito, Ecuador. Sacagawea, an 18th Century Shoshone tribeswoman, is seen as something of a kindred spirit in Ecuador Jim Wyss Miami Herald QUITO, Ecuador ...