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Lewis and Clark's Journey
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Lewis and Clark Warned about the Teton Sioux
Lewis and Clark's camp was met by a party of indians, from the yankton Sioux, the more peaceful neighbors of the powerful Teton Sioux Tribe. The Yankton warned Lewis and Clark about the bad reception they would get by entering Teton Sioux Territory -
Standoff with the Teton Sioux
Lewis and Clark standoff against the Teton Sioux, who demaded a boat as tribte for passing through their lands. Both sides withdrew at the last moment, leaving bad feelings with the indians. -
Winter Among the Mandan
Lewis and Clark stop the journey for the winter at Fort Mandan, and spend the winter hunting buffalo, repairing their equipment and trading with the indians of the region. Here they meet Sacagewea -
Toward the Continental Divide
Lewis and Clark get closer to the Rocky Mountains and the Shoshone tribe. -
Among the Shoshone
Lewis and Clark finally encounter the Shoshone Tribe. They traded with the indians for horses to continue their journey. -
Deadly Crossing
Winter is fast approaching, and food supplies are running low. Lewis and Clark and their men are forced to eat a few horses to make it out of the rocky mountains. -
Ocean in View
Lewis and Clark near the Pacific Ocean and prepare to spend the winter on the coast. -
Ready to Return
Lewis and Clark perpare to make the journey home, but must time it just right to make it over the mountains when the snow melted. -
On the Missouri River
On the way back to America, Clark's group accidentally shot Lewis, inflicting a painful wound to bear for the rest of the journey. The Missouri River carried them home quickly -
Hailed as Heroes
Lewis and Clark finally return home and are hailed as heroes to the American people.