Chief Joseph (Insta Maza, Iron Eye) was the last recognized chief of the Omaha Tribe. He was the son of Joseph La Flesche, a French-Canadian trader (b. abt 1790) and his wife, Madeline "Me-me ta ga" Wolf, a woman of the Ponca tribe. It is believed he had three wives, the last one being Mary (Hinnuagsnun, One Woman) Gale, daughter of Dr. John Gale and Ni-co-mi of the Iowa tribe. He advocated Indian integration with white society. He raised all of his children to be independent, educated, and adaptable to a changing Indian society. Joseph and Mary were the parents of Susette (1854-1903), Francis (1857-1932), Rosalie (1861-1900), Marquerite (1862- 1945), Susan (1865-1915), and Carey (1870-1952). Researching his father, the only item found was a U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 dated September 1864 for a J.L. LaFlesh, occupation of Auction Sales, living in Niles, Michigan.
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Chief Joseph (Insta Maza, Iron Eye) was the last recognized chief of the Omaha Tribe. He was the son of Joseph La Flesche, a French-Canadian trader (b. abt 1790) and his wife, Madeline "Me-me ta ga" Wolf, a woman of the Ponca tribe. It is believed he had three wives, the last one being Mary (Hinnuagsnun, One Woman) Gale, daughter of Dr. John Gale and Ni-co-mi of the Iowa tribe. He advocated Indian integration with white society. He raised all of his children to be independent, educated, and adaptable to a changing Indian society. Joseph and Mary were the parents of Susette (1854-1903), Francis (1857-1932), Rosalie (1861-1900), Marquerite (1862- 1945), Susan (1865-1915), and Carey (1870-1952). Researching his father, the only item found was a U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 dated September 1864 for a J.L. LaFlesh, occupation of Auction Sales, living in Niles, Michigan.
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