Sakakawea – Humanity Shines Organization

The Grass Maiden, Sacajawea is part of Humanity Shines’ Leaves on the Wind literary program.

Hundreds of years ago, I ran and played games just like you. I swam in the calm rivers and danced and sang with my friends. I was warm in my tipi and slept on a thick bed of furs. I ate meat and wild vegetables, even though sometimes I was hungry. I was Agai’dika Shoshone, and I loved my world. But then one day the Great Spirit guided me to an incredible adventure…

This book has a message for YOU! Many of us have heard about Sacajawea but most do not know what she experienced and learned on her Journey of Discovery in 1805. In The Grass Maiden, Sacajawea, we see how this twelve-year-old girl was unshaken in her spirit. Her life was hard, and she had many heartaches and disappointments. She had to change with the circumstances, and she had to rely on the traditions and ceremony of her Shoshone people. She was not afraid to listen to her intuition and follow her heart. Sacajawea was a little girl from 1800 who became a woman to remember through the Ages.

“Delightful and necessary. I loved diving in Sacajawea’s childhood in this story aimed at revealing a few aspects of her life to young readers. I was particularly sensitive to the delicate way in which Jane L. Fitzpatrick managed to tell a difficult story with elegance. Her telling of Sacaj/gawea’s first life events shows a profound respect and love for this woman who made History and whom History remembers. May children of the world emulate this young Native woman’s strength while they enjoy a story of courage, beautifully told.”

– N. Bleser, Amazon Review

The book is on Amazon or autographed copies can be purchased at www.spiritwind.shop in the “Just For Kids” collection! 100% net sales go to the Humanity Shines Organization and their Leaves on the Wind literary program.

Please check out The Grass Maiden, Sacajawea website and share it with your preteen children! GRASS MAIDEN WEBSITE. We hope they love it!!

Story was written by Jane L. Fitzpatrick, Illustrations by Shawna N. Fitzpatrick-Harris and background watercolor images by Faith V. Halseth and Jane L. Fitzpatrick.

Life is a journal full of discovery!

Journals help us remember experiences, hopes, and dreams that form and shape us. For Ages journaling has been a part of most cultures and traditions. In 1805-06, words written in journals chronicled the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which gave us a unique understanding of what happened on that journey.

As Sacajawea traveled with the Corps of Discovery, the captains and several other explorers wrote about her in their journals. One powerful entry gives us a snapshot of Sacajawea’s determination. But, to appreciate the grandness of this entry, we have to remember Sacajawea was a slave, she was a kidnapped, Native young woman living at a time when men dominated. So, for these men to actually write about her was astounding. But for her to feel she could voice her opinion showed her incredible inner strength and character.

In this entry, Sacajawea had not seen the Great Water, and she wanted to go so badly. She knew they would be returning east soon. So, when the captains said they were going to the ocean to see a whale that had washed ashore, instead of being silent, Sacajawea stood up for herself. Here is the account from Captain Lewis’ journal written January 6, 1806:

“[T]he Indian woman was very impo[r]tunate to be permited to go [to the ocean] and was therefore indulged; she observed that she had traveled a long way with us to see the great waters, and that now that monstrous fish was also to be seen, she thought it very hard she could not be permitted to see either.”

From these and other words, written over 200 years ago, we formed the character of Sacajawea for the feature film, Sacajawea, The Windcatcher.

Now is your opportunity to chronicle your own life events, your ideas and your dreams. This beautifully bound, reasonably priced journal would be a most meaningful gift for a young person just starting their quest or an older person writing their memories.

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~Concept Art by Marcia K. Moore

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Sacajawea shares her powerful adventure!

The Grass Maiden, Sacajawea is part of Humanity Shines’ Leaves on the Wind literary program.

Journey of Discovery Journal!