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Ishi ( – 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 killed in the California genocide in the 19th century. Widely described as the "last wild Indian" in the United States, Ishi lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture, and was the last known Native manufacturer of stone arrowheads. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, from downtown Oroville, California.

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Born
1937
Works
21

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  • Zaisei kōzō no antei kōka
  • Kuni no shakkin
  • Kokka to zaisei
  • Zaisei kōzō kaikaku no jōken
  • Zaisei kōzō kaikaku hakusho

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Group
Origin
United States
Active from
2008

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There are three artists that go by the name Ishi: 1) Eshraque Mughal, stylised iSHi, is a Swedish record producer responsible for Tinie Tempah's UK chart-topper "Written in the Stars" and Professor Green & Emeli Sandé's chart-topper "Read All About It". iSHi's other production credits include Pusha T, Tinchy Stryder, Example, Devlin, Wretch 32 and Lupe Fiasco. 2) Folktronic band from Dallas, TX Ishi is a high energy electronic band with influences of Soul, Funk, & Folk to Electro, Techno & Ho

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Person.birth_place
Northern California Sierra Foothills, U.S.
Person.death_date
March 25, 1916 (age 54–55)
Person.death_place
University of California, San Francisco, U.S.
Person.known_for
last of the Yahi people, "last wild Indian"

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Ishi
date of death
1916-03-25
date of birth
1860-01-01
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  • Biography
  • Early life
  • Arrival into European American society
  • Death
  • Archery
  • Possible multi-ethnicity
  • Legacy and honors
  • Representation in popular culture
  • Films
  • Literature
  • Stage productions
  • Music
  • Comics
  • See also
  • Further reading
  • References
  • External links

Ishi ( – 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 killed in the California genocide in the 19th century. Widely described as the "last wild Indian" in the United States, Ishi lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture, and was the last known Native manufacturer of stone arrowheads. In 1911, aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, from downtown Oroville, California.

Ishi, which means "man" in the Yana language, is an adopted name. The anthropologist Alfred Kroeber gave him this name because in the Yahi culture, tradition demanded that he not speak his own name until formally introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me", meaning that there was no other Yahi to speak his name on his behalf.

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