Sh osh ine ) ▁( 1 8 4 5 - ?) ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁She - t ow itch , ▁or ▁Susan , ▁was ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tab egu ache ▁( Un comp ah gre ) ▁U te ▁tribe ▁and ▁sister ▁to ▁Chief ▁Our ay . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁her ▁capture ▁by ▁the ▁Che y enne ▁and ▁A rap aho ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁or ▁ 1 8 6 1 , ▁her ▁protection ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁Ar villa ▁and ▁Joseph ine ▁Me ek er ▁during ▁their ▁capt ivity , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁her ▁tribe ▁as ▁a ▁female ▁leader ▁alongside ▁her ▁sister - in - law , ▁Ch ip eta . ▁ ▁Child hood ▁and ▁marriage ▁ ▁Sh aws he en ▁was ▁born ▁either ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Slo pe ▁of ▁Colorado , ▁or ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁Mexico ▁and ▁histor ians ▁believe ▁that ▁she ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁in ▁the ▁Un comp ah gre ▁Valley . ▁Like ▁many ▁Young ▁U te ▁girls , ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁learned ▁the ▁arts ▁of ▁be ad ▁work ▁and ▁we aving ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁trade ▁with ▁other ▁Native ▁Americans ▁and ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁Sh aws he en ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Chief ▁Johnson ▁ 2 , ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁Can alla , ▁a ▁White ▁River ▁U te . ▁The ▁marriage ▁was ▁arranged ▁by ▁her ▁father , ▁Gu ero ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁increase ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Northern ▁U tes ▁and ▁the ▁Tab