Gaa-miskwaawaakokaag (Cass Lake), ca. 1935 The Ojibwe leader Ozaawindib lived in the vicinity of the lake in the early 1800s.

Joseph Jesse Chase and Martha (Wakute-Wapaha) Chase, who were married on June 11, 1872. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

A memorial card for Ernest Wabasha digitally created by Cheyanne St. John, 2014. 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.

Portrait of Ernest Wabasha by J. Burch, 1974. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

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

Ernest and Vernell Wabasha at their wedding, 1956. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.

The Chase family (Ernest Wabasha’s mother’s family). Back row (left to right): Father Joe Jesse Chase; Emma Chase; Henry B. (Hank) Wabasha; and Helen (Florence) Chase (married to Henry). Center: Olive Chase. Front row: Mother Martha Adelaide Wakute Chase holding Tommy; Helena; Jeanette; and Grandmother Jenny Wakute (Martha’s mother). Joe Jr. is seated in the front at center. Undated. Used with the permission of Sue Moman Bowen.

Description: Henry Wabasha, Ernest Wabasha’s father, undated. Used with the permission of Cheyanne St. John.