A touching dramatization of a short chapter of American history, tracing the life of the last Yahi Indian from his childhood to his death in 1917 and the story of his friendship with an anthropologist after his discovery in northern California in 1911.

Dennis Weaver
Prof. Benjamin Fuller

Eloy Casados
Ishi as an Adult

Devon Ericson
Lushi as a Teenager

Joaquín Martínez
Grandfather

Geno Silva
Elder Uncle

Joseph Runningfox
Ishi as a Teenager
Lois Red Elk
Grandmother

Gregory Cruz
Timawi as a Teenager
Arliene Nofchissey Williams
Mother
Michael Medina
Ishi as a Boy
Patricia Ganera
Lushi as a Girl
Eddie Marquez
Timawi as a Boy
Dennis Dimster
Tad Fuller

Wayne Heffley
Sheriff Lockhart

Peter Brandon
Dr. Robbins