Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

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Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

7.0/ 10(2 votes)

Released Dec 20, 19781h 40m1 popularity

TV Movie

Drama

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.

Cast

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Prof. Benjamin Fuller

Eloy Casados

Eloy Casados

Ishi as an Adult

Devon Ericson

Devon Ericson

Lushi as a Teenager

Joaquín Martínez

Joaquín Martínez

Grandfather

Geno Silva

Geno Silva

Elder Uncle

Joseph Runningfox

Joseph Runningfox

Ishi as a Teenager

Lois Red Elk

Grandmother

Gregory Cruz

Gregory Cruz

Timawi as a Teenager

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