Ishi was the last wild Indian in North America, the last man living in a state of nature. His case is the only man from the Stone Age comes face to face with American civilization of the twentieth century. Ishi, the sole survivor from the ruined era of bygone civilization forever. Ishi was born in 1860 or 1862 as a member of the tribe of California Indians - Yahia. The tribe was the southernmost faction of a larger confederation of tribes under name Yana. Indians of California, sharing the dozens of tribes, before the arrival of the first whites to their lands, or Spaniards, counting from about 300 to 350 thousand people. Darkest phase in the history of California Indians were the years of 1848-1855 period, "Gold Rush". Shortly after the takeover of California by the Americans following a wave of the invasion of miners and other adventurers to this state. Within a decade killed at the hands of the white indigenous population, 60% of the region, or at least a hundred thousand people.
Yana people lost in recent decades, 3,000 of its members, which in 1865, after the so-called. Three Knolls Massacre in as little as 30 to 50 people. Among them was a man who made history as the Ishi., Which simply means "man", because respecting the traditions of his tribe did not provide his real name researchers. Along with his family, Ishi lived at the edge of civilization, red and white man. Lived in total isolation, out of reach, in the shadow of steep, rocky canyon hidden from whites, who are continually colonized California. So it was by less than 40 years, until in 1908 when they were discovered by white men. They tried to escape and then it was close to dying Ishiego and last of his friends. He himself manages to escape with his life. Over the next year Ishi hides and lives alone. 
Finally, in 1911, Ishi comes to Oroville, where on a farm near the abattoir in which, looking for their intake of food is found by whites. Ishi Soon, thanks to the efforts of anthropologist Alfred Kroeber professor at the University of California, goes to the Museum of Anthropology (Berkeley Museum of Anthropology), which then housed on the campus of UC San Francisco in the old law school building. He lived there for the rest of his life, with the exception of year 1915, when he was a professor at Berkeley with Waterman and his family. There he met with the professor and other employees of the museum. He liked the city life and often traveled by tram, walked and did shopping. For days on end talking about the customs, traditions and religion of his tribe, frequently demonstrating his ability to light a fire with two sticks and an archery range. Yana Indians were excellent archers, shooting for its simple arcs differently than everyone else and the Indians the only ones in America used the variant of the method at a release shots Mongolian (Mongolian let out an arrow with a wedding ring on the thumb. 
they let an arrow bent thumb and other fingers only assist in the management and the key held down. Yana did not use any ring or shield the thumb, and their bows were simple, not glued in several parts. Ishi preferred to shoot crouched position (from the squat). It was a matter of tribal custom, which carries a special way of hunting the whole tribe). To this day, in a small community Yuba-Sutter, near Oroville dispenses with the annual tournament łuczictwa "Ishi Tournament." On 16 Mar 1916 Ishi died of pneumonia. His body was in accordance with customary tribal burned. Ashes buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery Park (1601 Hillside Blvd, Colma, San Mateo County). Ishi was the last representative of the tribe Yahia, who along with his death, died. 
Nothing delighted Ishi in our modern civilization, no trains, no cars, no electricity, nothing but a trifle, which gave him a very practical: matches. For one could not get used to it ... Shine, the worn firmly refused to ...
Yahia In honor of the last named as his 16 hectares of protected area Ishi Wilderness, located in the Lassen National Forest about 30 miles east of the city of Red Bluff.
Historical Marker: 2547 Oroville-Quincy Hwy at Oak Ave, Oroville text on the following basis: link1 link2 &
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