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Ishi in three centuries

by Karl Kroeber, Clifton B. Kroeber, Karl Kroeber

Yana IndiansIndians in popular cultureHuman remains (Archaeology)Museum exhibitsCultural propertyRepatriationRacism in museum exhibitsSocial life and customs

Brings together a range of insightful and unsettling perspectives and the research to personalize our understanding of one of the famous Native Americans of the modern era - Ishi, the last Yahi. This volume illuminates Ishi the person, his relationship to anthropologist A L Kroeber and others, his Yahi world, and his legacy for the 21st century.

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Book data: Open Library