Ishi, the last yahi

Ishi was the last member of the Yahi. In 1865, Ishi and his family were victims of the Three Knolls Massacre that killed 40 of the Yahi members,including his father; from which approximately 30 Yahi survived. Hunger often drove Yahi to take cattle or sheep, and eventually townspeople noticed, and Ishi was taken into custody by a local sheriff for his own protection. Anger often drove ranchers to take Yahi; they were hunted down, killed, kidnapped, and enslaved.