Sacajawea/Bird Woman

Presented by Ranger Nancy Hoppe.  The events of the only woman to accompany Meriwether Lewis & William Clark to the Pacific Ocean on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  The program will examine Sacagawea’s early childhood kidnapping, her marriage, her skills and character qualities used on the Expedition, the mystery surrounding her death and whatever happened to her baby boy. Hands on items relating to her story are available after the talk.  Ms. Hoppe is a National Park Service Park Ranger Interpreter working at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis for the past 30 years.