▁to ▁speak ▁and ▁understand ▁English . ▁Mrs . ▁Col lier , ▁wife ▁of ▁Serge ant ▁Col lier , ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁soldiers ▁that ▁found ▁Sh aws he en , ▁gave ▁the ▁name ▁" S us an " ▁to ▁Sh aws he en , ▁a ▁name ▁many ▁histor ians ▁refer ▁to ▁her ▁by ▁today . ▁There ▁is ▁some ▁debate ▁regarding ▁Sh aws he en ' s ▁escape ▁from ▁capt ivity ; ▁many ▁histor ians ▁c ite ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁her ▁rescue ▁from ▁near ▁sacrifice ▁as ▁correct , ▁however ▁the ▁or al ▁trad itions ▁of ▁her ▁descend ants ▁credit ▁her ▁with ▁esc aping ▁on ▁her ▁own . ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁in ▁capt ivity , ▁she ▁was ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁adopted ▁family ▁member ▁as ▁in ▁other ▁North ▁American ▁Indian ▁capt iv ties . ▁Her ▁status ▁within ▁the ▁tribe ▁as ▁a ▁slave ▁meant ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁forced ▁into ▁hard ▁labor ▁and ▁men ial ▁tasks ▁until ▁her ▁event ual ▁escape . ▁ ▁Me ek er ▁Mass acre ▁ ▁The ▁Me ek er ▁Mass acre ▁was ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁an ▁Indian ▁Agency ▁by ▁the ▁U te ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁Me ek er , ▁Colorado . ▁During ▁the ▁mass acre , ▁Nathan ▁Me ek er , ▁an ▁Indian ▁Agent , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁ten ▁employees ▁were ▁killed , ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁Joseph ine ▁and ▁wife ▁Ar villa ▁Me ek er ▁were ▁taken ▁capt ive ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁by ▁the ▁U te .