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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Jan 31, 2013 0:38:02 GMT -5
HIAWATHA INDIAN INSANE ASYLUM
SACRED BURIAL GROUNDS
HEALING AND PRAYER CEREMONY
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 12 noon The annual ceremony will be held in the town of Canton at the Hiawatha Country Club Golf Course between the 4th and 5th holes, located 18 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, off of Highway 18 East. Harold Iron Shield, founding member of Native American Reburial Restoration Committee began this annual event in 1988 and kept it alive until his death in 2008. It has now been revived to honor and give our prayers of peace and healing to those buried there. Everyone is welcome to attend. =================================== In 1902, the U.S. Government opened the Hiawatha Insane Asylum for American Indians only. The purpose was to care for those members of tribes all over the U.S. who were allegedly insane. The asylum was operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Indians who made up the population of the asylum were those Indians seen by the Government as "trouble makers"--spiritual leaders, medicine men, vision quest seekers, those who resisted reservation boundaries and boarding school students who did not conform to school policies. Today the 121 bodies of the Hiawatha patients who died in the so called hospital and could not be returned to their families lie in state in what is now the Hiawatha Country Club golf course. Just off the fourth fairway one will find a split rail fence surrounding the small cemetery, a monument sits in its middle bearing the names of those interred there. -A ceremony calling out the names of those known buried there with a prayer ribbon for each name will be tied to the rail fence in their honor with a final prayer for peace and healing will be offered. We ask that you: -Bring cedar, sweet grass, and sage for smudging, and tobacco for offering; a special token rock to lay it at the plaque of names as remembrance. -Bring traditional foods for offerings to “the pitiful ones.” And RISING HAIL, a Yankton Sioux group of singers and drummers will be coming Honor Harold Iron Shield's work, blessed be his memory; Please help get the word out. Send this flyer to your tribal and community leaders, friends and relatives, even if you know they would be unable to come. It is time to acknowledge the Hiawatha Indian Insane Asylum for what took place there and the only way to do that is to educate and tell everyone we know. Lunch will be provided in the club house for a $3 donation.For more information contact: Lavanah Judah - lavanah.judah@gmail.com Michelle Anderson - onedla@sio.midco.net |
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Mar 1, 2013 12:54:51 GMT -5
Dear Cousins,
I have just been informed to relate to everyone that fasting for 24 hours prior to the ceremony would be a good thing to promote a connection to the Great Spirit. Please pass on the word as we do want to make this a very special ceremony.
Regarding lunch, Jerry Fogg of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, will be getting buffalo and cooking that over a pit and then preparing sandwiches. There will be others bring potluck salads and desserts etc. all for a $3 donation. This will be served after the ceremony in the club house.
This year were are proud to welcome into our land people from the Ojibwe family of tribes. We are so looking forward to having them and hope that this is the beginning of many other tribes coming to the land of the Great Sioux Nation for this ceremony. Wakan Tanka Pidamaya.
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Mar 5, 2013 17:59:01 GMT -5
The tribal council approved of a donation of 100 lbs of buffalo meat...we won't be processing any buffalo until the 14th, after this is completed, we will notify you as to when the meat can be picked up
Lisa Arrow
Administrative Officer
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Dear YST Business Committee and Lisa Arrow,
In the name of Harold Iron Shield, blessed be his memory, we are so thankful and proud of the YST Business Committee for stepping up to the plate and donating to the Hiawatha Annual Prayer and Healing Ceremony 100 lbs of buffalo for the feast after the ceremony on May 19th.
We invite the business committee and all who work at the tribal office to come and be a part of this beautiful ceremony.
The Ojibwe are traveling from their country to the land of the Sioux and we do want to welcome them with honor and open hearts.
Our hearts are full---as will be our stomachs!
Mitakuye pidamaya
De yuonihan
Yuhapi c'ante was'te
Wopida unkenic'eyapi
Thank you, all my relatives
For this honor
With a good heart
We thank you
Mitakuye Oyasin: We Are All Related
Lavanah Judah
HinhanNagiWin
Spirit of the Owl Woman
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Apr 28, 2013 18:26:24 GMT -5
HIAWATHA INDIAN INSANE ASYLUM
SACRED BURIAL GROUNDS
HEALING AND PRAYER CEREMONY Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 12 noon The annual ceremony will be held in the town of Canton at the Hiawatha Country Club Golf Course between the 4th and 5th holes, located 18 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, off of Highway 18 East. Harold Iron Shield, Yankton Sioux, blessed be his memory, and founding member of Native American Reburial Restoration Committee began this annual event in 1989 and kept it alive until his death in 2008. It has now been revived to honor and give our prayers of peace and healing to those buried there. Everyone is welcome to attend. =================================== In 1902, the U.S. Government opened the Hiawatha Insane Asylum for American Indians only. The purpose was to care for those members of tribes all over the U.S. who were allegedly insane. The asylum was operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Indians who made up the population of the asylum were those Indians seen by the Government as "trouble makers"--spiritual leaders, medicine men, vision quest seekers, those who resisted reservation boundaries and boarding school students who did not conform to school policies. Today the 121 bodies from 48 tribes and nations are interred at the burial ground they were the Hiawatha patients who died in the so called hospital and could not be returned to their families lie in state in what is now the Hiawatha Country Club golf course. Just off the fourth fairway one will find a split rail fence surrounding the small cemetery, a monument sits in its middle bearing the names of those interred there. - A ceremony calling out the names of those known buried there with a prayer ribbon for each name will be tied to the rail fence in their honor with a final prayer for peace and healing will be offered. 48 flags of the tribes and nations of those buried will be posted on the fence.
-Bring cedar, sweet grass, and sage for smudging, and tobacco for offering; a special token rock to lay it at the plaque of names as remembrance. -Dress Code: Traditional if you have it; no sandals or shorts; women please wear dresses. RISING HAIL, a Yankton Sioux group, will be singing and drumming. LAKOTA ESTES flutist of Lower Brule will play. Please help get the word out. Send this flyer to your tribal and community leaders, friends and relatives, even if you know they would be unable to come. Buffalo lunch to be served post ceremony in the club house for a $3 donation. For more information contact: Lavanah Judah - lavanah.judah@gmail.com 605-260-1853 Michelle Anderson - onedla@sio.midco.net |
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Apr 30, 2013 18:20:22 GMT -5
Here are pictures of Lakota Estes from Lower Brule, who will be honoring us with his gift of the flute. He also said he is bringing friends from Ft Thompson.  Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Apr 30, 2013 21:15:27 GMT -5
The Hiawatha Golf Course is supplying all of the coffee, tea, and sodas for the lunch. As well as all the dishes and tableware. They have given us the kitchen to make fry bread. And, all of the Canton churches are making the extras like salad and chips to go with the lunch.
Thank you, thank you.
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Post by DawnDay on May 1, 2013 20:38:30 GMT -5
Thanks Lavanah, I copied and posted this message to as many as I could remember that I posted the HIIA Prayer Flier on......Hope you get a good turn out....Rene'e DawnDay  |
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 1, 2013 22:36:45 GMT -5
UPDATE ON THE HIIA CEREMONY
FT RANDALL (YANKTON SIOUX TRIBE) HAS DONATED FRY BREAD FOR 100 PEOPLE, 200 PIECES!
WAKAN TANKA PIDAMAYA.
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 5, 2013 16:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 5, 2013 23:20:05 GMT -5
Lavanah,
My name is Trent Snaza and I live in Sioux Falls. I just read the Argus Leader article about the Hiawatha. I have lived in South Dakota my whole life and I did not know there was a Native American Insane Asylum in Canton, until about a month ago when I was trying to research the Yankton Insane Asylum on the internet and came accross the Hiawatha. Call me weird but I find Insane Asylum's interesting. They treated them poor people like crap, and they need to be remembered. I think what you are doing is awesome!! Native Americans have such a rich history not just in South Dakota but all over this country. My background is Poland, Native American's background is North America. I find that to be interesting and amazing!! Thank you very much for your time and good luck
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on May 7, 2013 22:56:00 GMT -5
I can't believe it! I prayed that our message be taken on the four winds so that the relatives of those buried there will not forget them.
I just found out that USA Today a nationwide publication published the Argus Leader article. This means people are now reading about HIIA all over the U.S. Our dream is to have representatives from each nation/tribe (49) to come and hoist their tribal flag on that hill surrounding the cemetery.
Please join me in that prayer to bring light to where for so long there has been nothing but darkness.
Pidamaya
Lavanah
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Post by Spirit of the Owl Woman on Jun 10, 2013 17:56:30 GMT -5
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