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The Life of Ishi, Last of His Tribe

Bay Curious by KQED

Jul 19, 202619:49Society & Culture

When Ishi walked into Oroville, Calif. in 1911, newspapers around the country trumpeted the news with headlines like "Last Wild Indian." He was the last of the Yahi, a tribe of indigenous Californians, who had been decim...