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La Flesche

American  
[lah flesh] / lɑ ˈflɛʃ /

noun

  1. Susette Inshta TheumbaBright Eyes, 1854–1903, U.S. author, Native American activist, and lecturer.


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Earlier that year, Fletcher had approached Susette La Flesche, who arranged for Fletcher to camp with the Omaha in Nebraska for three weeks before traveling northward to the Sioux.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2021

He was touring the East Coast with the Omaha translator Susette “Bright Eyes” La Flesche and her brother Francis, aiming to gain support for the Poncas’ plight.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2021

Fletcher’s continued anthropological work, much of it done with La Flesche, launched her into new professional heights.

From Slate Oct. 25, 2021

Events on Monday will focus on the newer addition, including unveiling a statue honoring the first Native American physician, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte.

From Seattle Times Oct. 9, 2021

We have also such men as Professor Hewitt of the Smithsonian Institution, Francis La Flesche of the same, and Arthur C. Parker of Albany, N. Y., who is state archæologist.

From The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American by Charles Alexander Eastman

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