Ernest Wabasha

Ernest Wabasha

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.

Picture of Ernest Wabasha in Navy Uniform

Ernest Wabasha

Ernest Wabasha in the US Navy, early 1950s. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

Picture of Ernest Wabasha and Inez Mahpiya St. John

Ernest Wabasha and Inez Mahpiya 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 memorial card

Ernest Wabasha’s memorial card

A memorial card for Ernest Wabasha digitally created by Cheyanne St. John, 2014. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

Picture of Wabasha's sister, brothers, and mother

Ernest Wabasha’s sister and brothers with their mother

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.

Black and white photograph of Ernotte and Ardis Hiller (seated), holding Mary Hiller; in the back are Chuck Hiller (right) and Jeff Hiller (left), 1961.

Ernotte Hiller and family

Ernotte and Ardis Hiller (seated), holding Mary Hiller; in the back are Chuck Hiller (right) and Jeff Hiller (left), 1961.

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform

Ervin T. Blix in his navy uniform

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

Esther J. Guyer

Esther J. Guyer

Esther J. Guyer, ca. 1936. Guyer was president of the Schubert Club in St. Paul from 1930 to 1933.

Black and white photograph of Ethel Ray (later Ethel Ray Nance), 1917. From the 1917 Duluth Central High School yearbook, Zenith.

Ethel Ray

Ethel Ray (later Ethel Ray Nance), 1917. From the 1917 Duluth Central High School yearbook, Zenith.

Black and white photograph of Ethel Ray Nance, ca. 1945.

Ethel Ray Nance

Ethel Ray Nance, the first African American policewoman in Minnesota, ca. 1945.

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