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Lewis & Clark National Historic TrailCorps of Discovery II traveling exhibit tents showing images of American Indian tribes that Lewis and Clark met on their journey.
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Reenactors dressed in period clothing fire rifles as gun smoke hangs in the air.
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Reenactors at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
 
Women at Powwow  

Did You Know?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was to record "the names of the nations & their numbers.” Interactions with American Indians were, however, more than a record of names and numbers. They were matters of survival and success. Trade with tribes and the information they provided sustained the Expedition.

Last Updated: October 04, 2006 at 15:19 EST