How old was ishi when he died

Last member of Yahi Indians

For other uses, see Ishi (disambiguation).

Ishi (c.&#; &#; March 25, ) was the last known member of the Native AmericanYahi 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 U.S., Ishi lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture, and was the last known Native manufacturer of stone arrowheads.

Ishi museum

In , aged 50, he emerged at a barn and corral, 2&#;mi (&#;km) from downtown Oroville, California.

Ishi, which means "man" in the Yana language, is an adopted name. The anthropologistAlfred 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.^[2] When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to