Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Synopsis

A touching dramatization of a short chapter of American history, tracing the life of the last Yahi Indian from his childhood to his death in 1917 and the story of his friendship with an anthropologist after his discovery in northern California in 1911.

Top cast

Dennis Weaver

Prof. Benjamin Fuller

Eloy Casados

Ishi as an Adult

Devon Ericson

Lushi as a Teenager

Joaquín Martínez

Grandfather

Geno Silva

Elder Uncle

Joseph Runningfox

Ishi as a Teenager

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Lois Red Elk

Grandmother

Gregory Cruz

Timawi as a Teenager

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Arliene Nofchissey Williams

Mother

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Michael Medina

Ishi as a Boy