Historically, the Native American voice has been ignored with regard to the Lewis & Clark expedition. The West has been depicted as wild and uninhabited, when there were established communities and complex trade systems. It is unlikely the expedition would have succeeded without the help of the native people they encountered, including Sacajawea, the only woman and the only Indian to accompany the Corps of Discovery to the Pacific Coast and back. What has history really taught us about her? Was she Hidatsa or Shoshone? How long did she live? Where is she buried? The Spirit of Sacajawea examines these questions through the eyes of her ancestors. The majority of the interviews are with Native American people from across the United States. We learn about what she meant to their culture, how her tribes lived 200 years ago and how they've survived one challenge after another, from smallpox to relocation to the destruction of native lands and sacred sites.
| Directed by | Beverly Penninger, Alyson Young |
| Written by | Beverly Penninger |
| Country | USA |