The Public Scholar program aims to support popular nonfiction books in the humanities, and Fenn is one of only 15 scholars nationwide to win that support this year. The $60,000 grant from the Public ...

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's Sacagawea Project published a book compiling oral history, historical documents and DNA evidence they say proves Sacagawea was Hidatsa, not Shoshone.

The book had a small run of about 2,000 editions, said Dennis Fox, Sr., the Sacagawea descendant who spearheaded the Sacagawea Project. The book was published by The Paragon Agency, ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story misreported one explanation for Sacagawea’s presence on the Lewis and Clark expedition. One account of her life is that she was captured by the ...

Peter Lourie talks about his book [On the Trail of Sacagawea], about his family's trip following the same route Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery took in 1804. He answers questions from the… ...

The book’s photo caption reads that Levings Grant is a “direct descendant” of Sacagawea. ... Sacagawea’s real name was Eagle Woman, or Ma-ishuwea.

Sacagawea and Jean Baptiste signaled peace and protected the expedition from attacks from indigenous peoples. She taught the men how to find edible plants, giving them needed vitamins and nourishment.

Beginning today, “Sacagawea’s Journey” will appear in The Morning Call on Mondays for eight weeks. This fictional serial tale, set in 1805, is based on the real life of Sacagawea, a young ...

The book’s photo caption reads that Levings Grant is a “direct descendant” of Sacagawea. ... Sacagawea’s real name was Eagle Woman, or Ma-ishuwea.