▁After ▁the ▁Mass acre , ▁the ▁U te ▁met ▁and ▁discussed ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁capt ives . ▁While ▁many ▁ur ged ▁that ▁the ▁capt ives ▁be ▁killed ▁or ▁burn ed ▁at ▁the ▁st ake , ▁Sh aws he en , ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁ad am antly ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁capt ives ▁and ▁their ▁safety . ▁Joseph ine ▁Me ek er ▁said ▁of ▁her ▁capt ivity , ▁" We ▁all ▁o we ▁our ▁lives ▁to ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Chief ▁Our ay ..." ▁The ▁capt ives ▁pra ised ▁Sh aws he en ▁for ▁her ▁kind ness ▁in ▁not ▁only ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁their ▁release , ▁but ▁doing ▁her ▁best ▁in ▁keeping ▁them ▁safe ▁from ▁harm ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁their ▁capt ivity . ▁The ▁capt ive ▁women ▁even ▁referred ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁" G od ▁B less ▁Susan " ▁for ▁her ▁kind ness . ▁After ▁the ▁capt ives ▁were ▁released ▁they ▁immediately ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁their ▁experiences ▁and ▁many ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁recognition ▁of ▁Sh aws he en ▁for ▁her ▁actions . ▁Jane ▁Swiss helm ▁asked ▁that ▁Sh aws he en ▁be ▁given ▁land ▁in ▁Colorado , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁U te ' s ▁of ▁western ▁Colorado ▁were ▁being ▁removed ▁to ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Sh aws he en ▁has ▁been ▁ha iled ▁as ▁a ▁hero , ▁by ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁Me ek er ▁women , ▁but ▁many ▁others , ▁for ▁her ▁actions ▁within ▁the ▁Me ek er ▁Mass acre ▁and ▁her ▁protection ▁of