La Flesche (Family : Omaha Reservation, Nebraska)

LaFlesche family ; descended from Joseph LaFlesche (Iron Eye), last recognized chief of the Omaha Indians, who was born early in the nineteenth century; intelligent and well-educated, fought for the interests of their tribe while they helped its individual members make new lives ; sisters Susette, Susan, and Rosalie and their half-brother, Francis, are particularly noteworthy.