The History of Ishi, the last Yahi-Yana

"When I am dead, cry for me a little. Think of me sometimes, but not too much. It is not good for you or your wife or your husband or your children  to allow your thoughts to dwell too long on the dead. Think of me now and again as I was in life, at some moment which is pleasant to recall, but not for long.  Leave me in peace as I shall leave you, too, in peace. While you live, let your thoughts be with the living."  -- Ishi
 

        Berkeley's Ishi exhibition
         Repatriation of Ishi's remains, 1999
 
 
 

The Case of Kennewick Man, a 9,000 year old human skeleton found in Washington State, and focus of an ongoing repatriation debate.

News Release on Kennewick Man's repatriation
Umatilla perspective
The Kennewick Man Virtual Interpretive Center