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Ishi's Return

Educational
Documentary Short

ISHI'S RETURNis a half-hour film about Ishi, billed in 1911 as the “last wild Indian” when he wandered out of the woods in Oroville, CA, and became a national sensation. When Ishi died, his brain was removed and sent to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Eighty years later, his descendants in California fight to have his remains repatriated to his ancestral home.
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE: Viewer Discussion Guide

Official Website: Katahdin Productions

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Director:
Chris Eyre
Producer:
Brian Wescott
Run Time:
30 min
Release:
2016
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