The Story Of Ishi, The Yahi Man Who Emerged From The California Wilderness — Then Became A “Living Exhibit” In San Francisco
This is another way genocide destroys knowledge.
The damage is not only the number of people killed.
It is the conversations that never happen afterward.
Children do not hear stories from grandparents.
Apprentices do not learn specialized skills.
Names are not passed on.
Arguments are not remembered.
Variants of songs disappear.
Place-based knowledge loses the people who know why a particular bend in a creek matters.
A single survivor may preserve astonishing amounts.
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