Answer the following question: Facts: - death place: colorado - known for: captive of the ute tribe following the meeker massacre - caption: photograph of josephine meeker - death date: december 20 , 1882 -lrb- aged 25 -rrb- - ethnicity: white - parents: nathan meeker arvilla delight smith - birth date: january 28 , 1857 - name: josephine meeker - image size: 200px - nationality: american - image: josephine meeker.jpg - birth place: ohio - occupation: teacher , physician , secretary Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of josephine meeker .
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josephine meeker -lrb- january 28 , 1857 -- december 20 , 1882 -rrb- , was a teacher and physician at the white river indian agency in colorado territory , where her father nathan meeker was the united states -lrb- us -rrb- agent .on september 29 , 1879 , he and 10 of his male employees were killed in a ute attack , in what became known as the meeker massacre .josephine , her mother arvilla meeker , and mrs. shadruck price and her two children were taken captive and held hostage by the ute tribe for 23 days .following the rescue of the hostages , meeker recounted her experiences at a public hearing .general charles adams , of the colorado militia that arranged the captives ' release , conducted an official investigation of the incident .josephine meeker 's testimony provides keen insight into the experiences a white woman underwent as an indian captive .she was the last celebrated white captive of native americans .working for some time in washington , dc , and then for senator henry moore teller in colorado , meeker died young at age 25 of a pulmonary infection .