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Book SynopsisVanished in Hiawatha is a harrowing look into the mistreatment of Native Americans at the Canton (South Dakota) Asylum for Insane Indians from 1902 to 1934.
Trade Review"Anyone interested in ethnohistory, social history, and the evolution of public health and medicine will glean much value from this work."—Ken Zontek,
Annals of Wyoming“[Carla Joinson] exposes the notorious Canton Asylum with balance and compassion. Long overlooked, the story of this asylum has at last found a lucid, discerning, and worthy chronicler.”—Philip Burnham, author of
Song of Dewey Beard: Last Survivor of the Little Bighorn "A valuable resource for a number of different fields of scholarship, as well as for the average reader looking to learn about this unique institution."—John Truden,
South Dakota History“Just when we thought we had heard the worst about our treatment of Native Americans, along comes Carla Joinson with
Vanished in Hiawatha. The story is painful, but Joinson’s elegant narrative and prose get us through it. This powerful book is about Indians—and ourselves.”—Catherine Robbins, author of
All Indians Do Not Live in Teepees (or Casinos) “Carla Joinson’s fine history of a harsh institution offers compelling glimpses of those forced to live there and a detailed look at the people who made it hell.”—LLyn De Danaan, author of
Katie Gale: A Coast Salish Woman’s Life on Oyster BayTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsIntroduction1. Where Will All the Insane Indians Go?2. Life in an Asylum3. The Bad Start Begins4. Helpless5. A Superintendent in Trouble6. Which Way to Canton?7. The Reign of Harry Reid Hummer Begins8. Reforms and Canton Asylum9. Let the Investigations Begin10. Life among the Indians11. Another Sort of Prison12. The World Outside13. Hummer Can’t Keep Up14. Ripples in the Waters15. The Winds of Change16. The Gale BlowsEpilogueAfterthoughtsAcknowledgmentsAppendix A: Patients Treated at Canton AsylumAppendix B: Patients Interred in Canton Asylum CemeteryAppendix C: Patients Transferred to St. ElizabethsNotesBibliographyIndex
