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Yes. In a story seemingly out of Hollywood, Sakakawea was reunited with
her Shoshone brother Cameahwait while accompanying the Corps of Discovery
westward. Taken by a Hidatsa hunting party perhaps ten years earlier,
brother and sister had not seen each other or known of each other’s
fate. When the expedition approached the Shoshone, Sakakawea recognized
her brother as well as some childhood friends resulting in a joyous and
tearful reunion. It also resulted in obtaining Shoshone aid in the form
of horses for their continued journey west.
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