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Today in Native America - 8.30.23

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.

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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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