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Published: June 9, 2016, 10 a.m.

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You've probably heard at least a little something about this intrepid interpreter who trekked with Lewis and Clark on their famous "Corps of Discovery" expedition in 1805, but there's a lot of myth and mystique surrounding the actual details of her life. This week we give you just the facts, ma'am, along with a look at the mystery and contentious debate around Sacagawea's death. This daughter of a Shoshone chief certainly made her mark on the history and national narrative of the storied American west. And she kept a remarkably cool head while doing it!

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Further Reading:

• Sacagawea biography (Biography.com)
• Inside the Corps: Sacagawea (PBS)
• Searching for Sacagawea (National Geographic)
• A Bittersweet Homecoming (Smithsonian)
• How the West Was Wrong: The Mystery of Sacagawea (BuzzFeed)