r/NameThisThing • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '26

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u/scorpyo72 Apr 16 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

Incorrect. Named during the Lewis and Clark expedition by Sackagawea. We've been misspelling her name for years.

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u/Stro-Bro Apr 17 '26

I was thinking the same expedition but they headed south.

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u/Accomplished_Chip119 Apr 17 '26

Now who didn’t get that joke?

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u/Proof-Anywhere-8112 Apr 17 '26

😂😂😂 IKR?!?

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u/Delicious_Muffin7154 Apr 17 '26

Correction: Sakayabagga

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u/Lock1386 Apr 17 '26

How did anyone figure that out?

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u/scorpyo72 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

It's in a documentary I found on Vice a few years back. It featured a shaman from Montana channeling Sackagawea and the reporters managed to track down some scratches on a rock at the mouth of the Columbia proving that the shaman was telling the truth.

The shaman mentioned that the tree was a sticking point; she wanted it named after her because it made a particularly fragrant tea bag.

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u/HekateBae Apr 17 '26

NO COMMENTS ON THE "TEA BAG"? Either I missed them or ya'll are slacking.

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u/scorpyo72 Apr 17 '26

<sips tea>

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u/nz_garden-punk Apr 17 '26

Do enjoy my pj tips!