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MONDAY, JULY 14, 2003

A family from the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation in South Dakota has documented their ties to famed explorer Meriwether Lewis.

Lewis passed through the area and fathered a son with a Sioux woman named Ikpsapewin, family members say. Using written documents and oral history, they have created a family tree of the union that produced Joseph Lewis DeSmet, born in 1805.

Lewis is listed as the father of DeSmet on DeSmet's adult baptismal certificate, which was issued in 1874.

Get the Story:
Legend in the family (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 7/14)

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

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