The Last of His Tribe (1992)

In 1800 there were 300000 Native Americans living in California; by 1900 only 20000 remained. Of the thousands who witnessed this slaughter it was thought that none remained wild until the day in 1911 when they called "Ishi" was captured raiding a slaughterhouse. Dr. Kroeber (Jon Voight) and his wife Henriette (Anne Archer) discover that Ishi (Graham Greene) is the last survivor of the Yahi tribe. In his head he carries the secrets of his people how they lived and died. These are secrets no man knows - but Dr. Kroeber makes it his mission to uncover them before the last of the Yahi is gone forever. Like Dance With Wolves THE LAST OF HIS TRIBE takes you into a world of violence mystery and survival- theworld that was still the Old West before it became new.Running Time: 90 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 026359069321 Product Description

Pleased

I don't usually like Western type movies but this one is based on a true story. I found it to be very enjoyable and very interesting and I am very glad I purchased it. April 23, 2008

Ishi

The story of Ishi, Last of his tribe. Based on true account and I was greatly pleased that the movie rendition came so close to the book. I teach native american culture, and will use this film when reviewing California Indians.

I have been to the CA State Museum and have seen Ishi's posessions and am impressed that a man who lost so much, was able to give back to the people who took it away from him

I whole heartedly reccomend this movie for watching, not only for the personal interest, but for humanitarian reasons also. January 23, 2008

Superb!!

What a wonderful, enlightening, sad & even funny story. Just like many other things (i.e. the La Amistad story), why was this not taught to us in school?? U.S. History, Social Studies, English reading list... As a 40-something I feel cheated to just now have happened upon the 'ISHI' story. So glad I did, and am now reading the book. The actors in this film were fantastic. Graham Greene made this character real (he's awesome anyway), and Jon Voight was excellent. Their performances brought tears more than once during this film. Thank goodness for D. Ogden Stiers' great comic relief! More than great entertainment... It will change your perception, attitudes and ideas about people and our history. January 15, 2008

Not bad but for the complete story, read the book

The movie goes into the basics but it tell nothing of the facts of why Ishi was ever discovered. The men and women and totally different roles and food preparation was not one of them. Ishi was forced to move around and could not leave his little canyon for fear of being discovered. The Californian indians ate alot of acorns which the women prepared for consumption and after the death of his sister and mother he did not know what to do and was distraught and sad. The film was good but having read the book several times, was disappointed. October 2, 2007

Not what I expected

Love Graham Greene, think he's a great character actor. The movie wasn't quite what I expected, but still enjoyed his performance, better than Voight's. September 14, 2007

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