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Maeve Kiley   Dr. Susan La Fleche Picotte, the first Native American woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. Photo courtesy of The National Library of Medicine. Early Life Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte was born Susan La Flesche on June 17, 1865, on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska. She was the youngest child of E-sta-mah-za “Iron Eyes” (Joseph) La Flesche, the last formal chief of the Omaha Tribe, and his wife, Hin-nu-ags-nun “The One Woman” (Mary) Gale La Flesche. Chi