- Street:
- 28179 483rd Avenue
- City:
- Canton
- State:
- South Dakota
- Zip Code:
- 57013
- County:
- Lincoln
- Phone:
- None
- GPS Coordinates:
- 43.304074, -96.551757
- Maps:
-
- Also Known As:
- Canton Indian Insane Asylum Cemetery
- Active:
- No
- Condition:
- Good
- Established:
- 1903
- First/Oldest Burial:
- Unknown
- Affiliation:
- Native American/Indigenous
- Access Type:
- Public
- Historic Site:
- Yes
- Website:
- None
- Cemetery Map:
- None
- Notes:
- Native Americans risked being confined in the asylum for alcoholism, opposing government or business interests, or for being culturally misunderstood. A 1927 investigation conducted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs determined that a large number of patients showed no signs of mental illness. While open, more than 350 patients were detained there, in terrible conditions. At least 121 died. The asylum was closed in 1934.
Located at Hiawatha Golf Club.
