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Ishi (? - 1916) was claimed to be the last California Yahi Indian. He was discovered in 1911 in the foothills near Mt. Lassen. His story was popularized in a book by Theodora Kroeber[?], wife of A.L. Kroeber, who worked with Ishi.

For more information, see the UCSF site about Ishi: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/sc/hist/ishi

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