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Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

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In 1911, a confused and fearful Native American teenager (Devon Ericson) is found on a San Francisco ranch. Anthropologist Benjamin Fuller (Dennis Weaver) travels to meet the young man and quickly realizes he is the last remaining member of a heretofore unknown Native American tribe. Fuller studies Ishi's language and stories; as Ishi (Eloy Phil Casados) grows older, he shares much of of the Yana people's knowledge about agriculture, spirituality and weaponry.
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Robert Ellis Miller

Director

Dennis Weaver

Prof. Benjamin Fuller

Eloy Casados

Ishi

Devon Ericson

Lushi

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Synopsis In 1911, a confused and fearful Native American teenager (Devon Ericson) is found on a San Francisco ranch. Anthropologist Benjamin Fuller (Dennis Weaver) travels to meet the young man and quickly realizes he is the last remaining member of a heretofore unknown Native American tribe. Fuller studies Ishi's language and stories; as Ishi (Eloy Phil Casados) grows older, he shares much of of the Yana people's knowledge about agriculture, spirituality and weaponry.
Director
Robert Ellis Miller
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Dec 20, 1978
Runtime
1h 39m