Vanished in Hiawatha: The Story of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9781496223654ISBN-10:1496223659UPC:9781496223654Book Category:Social Science, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, United States, HistoryBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCYK7MH90Y
Vanished in Hiawatha: The Story of the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians
Begun as a pork-barrel project by the federal government in the early 1900s, the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians (also known as the Hiawatha Insane Asylum) quickly became a dumping ground for inconvenient Indians. The federal institution in Canton, South Dakota, deprived many Native patients of their freedom without genuine cause, often requiring only the signature of a reservation agent. Only...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9781496223654ISBN-10:1496223659UPC:9781496223654Book Category:Social Science, History, MedicalBook Subcategory:Ethnic Studies, United States, HistoryBook Topic:American, State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.3603Product ID:SCYK7MH90Y
Carla Joinson is a freelance writer who lives near Johnson City, Tennessee. She is the author of A Diamond in the Dust and Civil War Doctor: The Story of Mary Walker.
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