Ernest Wabasha of Lower Sioux Indian Community, recognized hereditary chief of the Mdewakanton band of Dakota, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, ca. 1999–2001. Photograph by David’s Photography, Redwood Falls. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

Ernest Wabasha with his great-granddaughter, Inez Mahpiya St. John, in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, 2011. Photograph by David’s Photography, Redwood Falls. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

Ernest Wabasha’s sister and brothers with their mother. Clockwise from upper left: George Wabasha, Matthew Wabasha, Florence Helen Wabasha, and Emmarica Wabasha Larsen. Undated. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform, ca. 1918.