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Canton was a first: the first and only federal facility intended for the care of “insane” Indian people. See the related project: Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery for those known to have been buried there. This project is for profiles associated with the Hiawatha Asylum in Canton, South Dakota in any aspect: residents, staff, local politicians, even the current day activists bringing attention to this ...
Hiawatha Asylum Cemetery See the related project: Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians LOCATION: Hiawatha Golf Course/E Hwy 18, Canton,South Dakota SIGNIFICANCE: Ethnic Heritage: Native American, Health/Medicine DESIGNATION: The National Park Service added the cemetery to the National Register of Historic Places in February 1998. The cemetery was used between 1903 and 1934 for the patients at th...