▁the ▁capt ives . ▁Joseph ine ▁Me ek er ▁wrote ▁about ▁Sh aws he en ▁in ▁her ▁capt ivity ▁narr ative . ▁She ▁stated , ▁" I ▁may ▁say ▁more , ▁which ▁is ▁that ▁we ▁all ▁o we ▁our ▁lives ▁to ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Chief ▁Our ay ." ▁Joseph ine ▁describes ▁how ▁Sh aws he en ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁their ▁release ▁and ▁ens ured ▁their ▁safety . ▁ ▁Names ▁ ▁Sh aws he en ▁has ▁been ▁referred ▁to ▁by ▁many ▁names ▁throughout ▁her ▁historical ▁narr ative . ▁Her ▁descend ants ▁refer ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁She - T ow itch , ▁while ▁many ▁modern ▁histor ians ▁refer ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁Susan , ▁" U te ▁Susan " ▁or ▁Sh aws he en . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁Ts ash in , ▁Sh os he en , ▁Sh as hein , ▁and ▁Sh as he en ▁in ▁other ▁newspaper ▁or ▁famil ial ▁accounts . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Sh aws he en ' s ▁life ▁and ▁contributions ▁to ▁early ▁Colorado ▁history ▁have ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Gree ley ▁Museum s ▁in ▁Gree ley , ▁Colorado . ▁ ▁This ▁organization ▁also ▁pres erves ▁and ▁interpre ts ▁the ▁Me ek er ▁Home ▁Museum , ▁the ▁original ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Me ek er ▁family . ▁In ▁Gree ley , ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁named ▁after ▁her , ▁( Sh aws he en ▁Element ary ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁scholar ship ▁on ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁legacy ▁on ▁display ▁at ▁the ▁Gree ley ▁Museum .