The Story Of Ishi, The Yahi Man Who Emerged From The California Wilderness — Then Became A “Living Exhibit” In San Francisco

A Yahi speaker.

A survivor.

A teacher.

A museum employee.

A research subject.

A friend.

A man whose real personal name the public never learned.

A man who carried knowledge that institutions considered priceless.

A man whose body those same institutions did not fully respect.

A man whose remains spent decades divided between California and a federal collection on the East Coast.