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Five Oiyotte Sisters
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A group snapshot of the "Five Sisters." Names are, left to right: Beverly Oustigoff, Ann Marie "Gaagabiikwe" Oiyotte, Frances "Frenchie" Ann Oiyotte Decorah, Harriet Rose "Chippediikwe" Oiyotte LaSarge and Doloris M. Oiyotte Emery. The sixth (missing) sister's name is Angeline Oiyotte Johnson. In the background are American and Tribal flags.
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Hertel Store Lemons Bowling Team
1978
Group portrait of a female bowling team named "Hertel Store Lemons." They women are wearing matching peach-colored bowling shirts, and four of the shirts have names embroidered on the upper left si...
Frances Ann Oiyotte
Snapshot of Frances "Frenchie" Ann Oiyotte as a young girl. She is posing outdoors in spring or autumn, wearing cold weather clothing. In the background is a wooded area. Towards the foot "Frenchie...
Frances Oiyotte Decorah
2008
Quarter-length, formal portrait of Frances Oiyotte Decorah, one of the "Five Sisters" and an elder on the St. Croix Ojibwe Reservation.
Frances Ann Oiyotte Decorah with Certificate
1961
Frances "Frenchie" Ann Oiyotte Decorah receiving her beauticians license at the age of 18 from the Green Bay Beauty School. The blond woman on the left is unknown. They are wearing dresses and swea...
Frances Ann Oiyotte Decorah
Frances Ann Oiyotte Decorah and a Native American man stand in front of a wooden podium, each holding a cellophane wrapped rose.
Joseph Oiyotte
1972
Snapshot of Joseph Oiyotte, of the White Earth Tribe, sitting in front of a gun cabinet. There are photographs tucked into the cabinet doors. He is the father of the "Five Sisters."
