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Title
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Uncrowned Heroine, Among Great Men
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Description
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Article describing the life of Sacagawea and her involvement with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The author writes that although Sacagawea served as an important guide to Lewis and Clark, saving the expedition from disaster in at least two specific incidents, she was never paid for her assistance.
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Date
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2006-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Medicine Snake Woman
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Article describing the life of Natawista (Natoyist-Siksina), also known as Medicine Snake Woman. A Blackfoot Indian born in 1824, she married fur trader Alexander Culbertson in 1840, and became an important link in the forging of treaties between white settlers and the Blackfeet.
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Date
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2007-01
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Singing of the Wrongs and Heroism of the Indians
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Description
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Article profiles author Helen Hunt Jackson and her inspiration, Bright Eyes (Susette) La Flesche. Jackson was captivated by Bright Eyes' 1879 speaking appearances in Boston, and went on to write Century of Dishonor (MVSC 970.5 J13) to expose the "national shame" of America's treatment of Indians, as well as the novel Ramona, which she hoped would serve as a Native American Uncle Tom's Cabin in terms of raising awareness of the plight of suffering people.
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2005-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
