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He and his wife, Susette, also a river guide, were married at the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers.

He was touring the East Coast with the Omaha translator Susette “Bright Eyes” La Flesche and her brother Francis, aiming to gain support for the Poncas’ plight.

Fletcher was struck by Susette La Flesche’s eloquence, grasping that “the door of language could be unlocked and intelligent relations made possible between the two races.”

Earlier that year, Fletcher had approached Susette La Flesche, who arranged for Fletcher to camp with the Omaha in Nebraska for three weeks before traveling northward to the Sioux.

Susette Hsiung, the executive vice president of production for Disney Channel, has worked on productions in Utah for about 20 years.