192: The Last of His People. Lassen Volcanic National Park.

Today we tell the story of Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi people. The Gold Rush of California brought on the mass murder of Ishi's people and indigenous groups throughout the state. After years of surviving alone in the foothills of Lassen Volcanic, he came out of hiding, certain he would be killed just as his family had been.

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Resources:

Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber.

https://history.library.ucsf.edu/ishi.html

https://www.nps.gov/lavo/learn/tribes.htm

https://www.notesfromthefrontier.com/post/ishi-the-last-wild-indian

Release date

Lydbog: 11. december 2023