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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2003

Native Americans need to tell their own version of the Lewis and Clark expedition, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial.

"We have all heard about how Sacajawea guided the Corps of Discovery across the American West. We have heard about how Meriwether Lewis and William Clark studied Native American culture on the trip, how they traded with the tribes, and how they relied on tribes for horses and food," the paper says. "But what we haven't heard is the Native American view of the expedition, and how it affected them."

The paper says the Lewis and Clark bicentennial gives an opportunity for tribes and Native Americans to correct "glorified stories" about the expedition.

Get the Story:
Native Americans' turn (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 5/14)

Relevant Links:
National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial - http://www.lewisandclark200.org

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