Lewis and Clark 1804 1806 Linda Harris TTLPara

Lewis and Clark 1804 -1806 Linda Harris TTL-Para Parkston, SD

Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis in May of 1804

1 st official meeting of whites and western Indian tribes at Council Bluffs in 1804

The only casualty on the entire trip

August – October 1804 Lewis and Clark met The Indian tribes of South Dakota The Yanktons were Hunters and traders Who lived near Gavins Point Dam

Lewis and Clark met the Lakota, or Teton, Indians in central South Dakota

The Arikaras were a farming tribe who Welcomed Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804 In a Mandan Indian village

Sacagawea and her infant son Pomp were Guides for Lewis and Clark on their journey west

June 1805 Great Falls of the Missouri River

Lemhi Pass August 1805 No river leading to the Pacific Ocean

In Idaho Lewis and Clark Met the Shoshone Indians Sacagawea is the sister of the chief The explorers buy horses to cross the Mountains for eleven days

The Nez Perce teach Lewis and Clark to make Canoes from logs to speed down the Snake And Columbia Rivers toward the ocean

Mt. Hood Pacific Ocean ahead!

Fort Clatsop Winter of 1805

Pompy’s Pillar is named for Sacagawea’s son

July 1806 In the only battle of the whole Expedition, two Blackfeet warriors are killed

Sacagawea says good-bye in August 1806

Lewis and Clark arrived back in St. Louis on September 23, 1806 To a hero’s welcome

Lewis and Clark are remembered today • Statues • Books • Parades • Reenactments • Trail Markers • Celebrations • Museums

Pictures taken from: • www. altavista. com/image/default • www. sd 4 history. com Timeline guide taken from: • www. sd 4 history. com

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