Keepers of the Canton Native Asylum Story

Behind a new fence, a dark chapter in S.D. history draws respect for the dead

By Pigeon605 Staff | August 21, 2024

How a new fence is serving as a bridge – from a dark past to a more hopeful future – thanks to an especially meaningful partnership.

Preserving dark past becomes mission for keepers of Hiawatha Asylum’s story

By Pigeon605 Staff | November 8, 2023

“They diagnosed these people wrong. They fed them wrong. They sent them into the asylum wrong. Somebody has to let the people know about it.”

Are you a little bird with something to share?