Emancipation Hall - Sakakawea Bronze Statue

Sakakawea (1788?-1812)—North Dakota
Bronze, replica of 1910 statue by Leonard Crunelle, 2003, Emancipation Hall.
Interpreter and guide. Assisted northwest expedition headed by Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, carrying her newborn son born in 1805 in what is today North Dakota. Her presence was a sign to tribes that the expedition was peaceful. Honored as traveler, translator, diplomat, wife, and mother. Named Sakakawea, or “Bird Woman,” by Hidastsa tribe.