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REUNION AT THE HOME OF SAKAKAWEA:

Lewis & Clark Bicentennial National Signature Event,
Hosted by and Showcasing the Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation
and Honoring the Tribe’s Most Famous Daughter, Sakakawea

Fort Berthold Reservation, New Town, North Dakota:  The National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial and Circle of Tribal Advisors are deeply proud to sponsor Reunion at the Home of Sakakawea, the 14th in a series of 15 national signature events to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the 1803-1806 Lewis & Clark Expedition.  Reunion at the Home of Sakakawea is hosted by the Mandan-Hidatsa-Arikara Nation and will take place August 17-20, 2006, on the Four Bears Peninsula of the MHA Nation’s Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota.  One of three tribally presented national Lewis & Clark bicentennial events, Reunion is supported by Qwest Communications and the National Park Service.

On August 12, 1806 Lewis and Clark reunited on the Missouri River near the present-day headquarters of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. The expedition traveled on to the Knife River Hidatsa and Mandan villages and, days later, bid farewell to its interpreters Sakakawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. Before leaving the Mandan villages, Lewis & Clark persuaded one tribal leader, Sheheke (White Coyote), to return with them to meet President Thomas Jefferson.  On August 20, 1806 the expedition left what is now North Dakota.

From August 17th through the 20th, the Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation of North Dakota will observe the return of the Corps of Discovery to their homelands, the reunion of Sakakawea at Awatixa, her Hidatsa home, and the journey of White Coyote to the nation's capitol.

The major themes of this national event will center around Sakakawea and her life before, during, and after the expedition; the Missouri River and its impact on the lives of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara and other tribes that hold this river sacred; tribal leadership and the political, social, and ceremonial organization of tribes 200 years ago and today; tribal networks; and historical international trade.

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