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The Canton Asylum for Insane Indians served as a federal psychiatric hospital where numerous Native Americans were confined from 1902 to 1934. This narrative reveals that their detention was part of a broader history of forced removal, encompassing reservations, boarding schools, and orphanages. The book emphasizes the resilience of familial and community ties that persisted despite the challenges of institutionalization, highlighting the enduring connections that transcended the confines of these oppressive environments.