Today in Native America - 8.30.23
Ishi, the "last wild Indian in the United States," was found at the age of 50 after the rest of his tribe was killed in the California Genocide.
Native American History
On August 29, 1911, Ishi, the last Yana Indian, was found hiding in Oroville, California.
Ishi (c. 1861 – March 25, 1916) was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. The rest of the Yahi (as well as many members of their parent tribe, the Yana) were ki…
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