Ishi: Last of His Tribe | Characters & Character Analysis

Ishi: Last of His Tribe Characters

Ishi

Ishi is a young Native American boy who lives in Yuna Canyon in the village of Tuliyani in the late 1800s. He lives in this village with his family: Mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, Elder Uncle, Timawi and Tushi. These seven are the last of the Yahi people.

As he grows into a man, Ishi learns The Yahi Way, a predestined way of life for his people. The Way is peppered with prayer, ritual, feast and dance. He is an eager student and wants to fill his late father's shoes by being a provider and protector of his village and tribe.

Ishi looks up to two males in the village: Elder Uncle and Timawi. He learns rituals and prayers from Elder Uncle (his father's brother) and hunting and trapping from Timawi (a friend from another village who has come to live with his tribe). The Yahi people have been almost entirely exterminated...
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