Ishi

A short documentary on Ishi, the last of the Yahi tribe, and his encounter with Euro-American society at the end of his life.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Ishi
• California
• Native
• American
• Yahi
• Yana
• Anthrology

[CreoleCommando]

And ppl think the "Navi" is fiction! some right wing settler fanatics have said that Avatar is unpatriotic, go tell that to the red man!

[W8N4FALL]

Thank you for a fine, but sad record of this fine Native American's life.

[Jayrock37343]

The Euroman is inherently evil.

[starfisher87]

What a Beautiful Man, but what a Sad tale, Shame on all of those greedy animals that killed the se people off.

[cidr54]

Thank you. Ishi's story is very special to me, and you did a fine job covering his his life in white America. I hope you continue to make documentaries, shows lots of talent. His voice at the end (I assume) was a special finish

[IanHunedoara8]

Unfortunatly for the Yahi their decision in 1877 to attack white settlers in the Oroville area led to the death of at least one white child. The punitive expedition led by local militia discovered Yahi children hiding in a cave. All were killed. The tribe could not reconstitute after that incident and quickly dwindled. This material was from Mrs. Kroeber's accounts.

[MondoBeno]

I read somewhere that Ishi thought the White man's greatest inventions were matches and glue.

[Diamonddavej]

Look up "Man of the Hole'", he is a Native American who currently lives in Rondônia, Brazil. He is the last of his tribe, everyone else was massacred in the 1970s or 80s.

[flamefinger1989]

very very nice

[14lp96]

@ShadowTheDeathhog im not denying you, im just asking, are you sure he isnt yana, the more well known sister tribe of the yahi?

[ShadowTheDeathhog]

the extinction of the yahi isn't true.

My ancestor, my great great great grandfather was half yahi and half wintu, he was born into the wintu tribe as a result of asort or arranged marriage involving his mother or father as part of inter tribal relations, though this isn't clearly defined.

Point being, I'm yahi, if only a little bit.

[ekocentric]

I've seen many photos and a few videos of Ishi over the years. In the four years that he lived in Northern California he went from hiding from everyone to riding street cars and smoking cigarettes.