Ishi Emerges from Wilderness

Date: August 29, 1911 • Location: Oroville, United States

The last member of the Yahi, known as Ishi, emerged from the wilderness near Oroville, California, to join European American society.

The Yana are a group of Native Americans indigenous to Northern California in the central Sierra Nevada, on the western side of the range. Their lands, prior to encroachment by white settlers, bordered the Pit and Feather Rivers. They were nearly destroyed during the California genocide in the latter half of the 19th century. Descendants of the Central and Southern Yana continue to live in California as members of Redding Rancheria.