Ishi lost two friends in an attempt to cross a stream, and his mother died from natural cases or cold. Ishi relates that he held her to keep her warm before she passed away. Other members of his tribe were hung, shot and in the Green Cave massacred. Throughout his life Ishi lost members of his tribe to white settlers.
2. What adjustments did Ishi need to make in order to live in a twentieth-century California city?
Ishi wore modern clothes and learned to use silver ware, and worked at the museum as a cleaner. Ishi learned English, however, he was content to learn only enough to communicate
3. Why were researchers so interested in learning and writing down his language?
Ishi’s language was an unknown dialect and he was the last speaker …show more content…
Ishi also taught the researchers lessons about surviving in the wilderness. The culture and life of Ishi and his tribe were revealed to Kroeber and Watermen. Ideas and practices that would have been lost with Ishi’s death. Maps were draw of villages and burial grounds including the Yahi names.
5. How does Ishi’s story refute Commissioner of Indian Affairs Dillon Myer’s statement that “Indians possessed no ‘legitimate culture’ of their own?” (First Americans, 524)
Ishi’s story is the tale of a people lost in time. Driven into hiding by the callous disregard white settlers had for the Native Americans. Ishi taught Professor Kroeber his language and taught him about his tribe’s culture. He recounted his passage into adulthood as a hunter for his tribe and the trials he under took to survive in a rapidly shrinking world. Ishi’s life ended among whites, but he gave more than he received.
6. In addition to information from Chapter 16 of the textbook, review the article and video below to learn about issues related to “Termination.” How does the information in the textbook, in the video, and the readings about the plight of the Menominee people illustrate the problems with the government’s consideration of a termination …show more content…
The Klamath tribe had control of a large lumber company and seemed to be appeared to be acculturated and able to support themselves, however, a survey conducted by the Stanford Research Associates offered a different view. Nearly half of the Klamath tribe were unemployed and most had little education beyond basic grammar school. Initially the majority of Klamath rejected termination policy, however, pressure from Congress pressured the tribe into compliance. The result of termination proved disastrous. Without government contacts the Klamath’s lumber company failed. The money from the sale of land to the Forestry Department proved insufficient to provide for the need of the newly acculturated Klamath. Without government support the Klamath tribe slowly
2. What adjustments did Ishi need to make in order to live in a twentieth-century California city?
Ishi wore modern clothes and learned to use silver ware, and worked at the museum as a cleaner. Ishi learned English, however, he was content to learn only enough to communicate
3. Why were researchers so interested in learning and writing down his language?
Ishi’s language was an unknown dialect and he was the last speaker …show more content…
Ishi also taught the researchers lessons about surviving in the wilderness. The culture and life of Ishi and his tribe were revealed to Kroeber and Watermen. Ideas and practices that would have been lost with Ishi’s death. Maps were draw of villages and burial grounds including the Yahi names.
5. How does Ishi’s story refute Commissioner of Indian Affairs Dillon Myer’s statement that “Indians possessed no ‘legitimate culture’ of their own?” (First Americans, 524)
Ishi’s story is the tale of a people lost in time. Driven into hiding by the callous disregard white settlers had for the Native Americans. Ishi taught Professor Kroeber his language and taught him about his tribe’s culture. He recounted his passage into adulthood as a hunter for his tribe and the trials he under took to survive in a rapidly shrinking world. Ishi’s life ended among whites, but he gave more than he received.
6. In addition to information from Chapter 16 of the textbook, review the article and video below to learn about issues related to “Termination.” How does the information in the textbook, in the video, and the readings about the plight of the Menominee people illustrate the problems with the government’s consideration of a termination …show more content…
The Klamath tribe had control of a large lumber company and seemed to be appeared to be acculturated and able to support themselves, however, a survey conducted by the Stanford Research Associates offered a different view. Nearly half of the Klamath tribe were unemployed and most had little education beyond basic grammar school. Initially the majority of Klamath rejected termination policy, however, pressure from Congress pressured the tribe into compliance. The result of termination proved disastrous. Without government contacts the Klamath’s lumber company failed. The money from the sale of land to the Forestry Department proved insufficient to provide for the need of the newly acculturated Klamath. Without government support the Klamath tribe slowly