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Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber tells the story of Ishi, the last known Native American of the Yahi tribe, who, found near a slaughterhouse in 1911, eventually worked with anthropologists at the University of California Berkeley to share and preserve his culture. Reflecting on the impact of colonization and the California Genocide, the book details Ishi's experiences as he transitioned from life in the wilderness to living in a modern society, his interactions with researchers, and his final years until his death in 1916. References to genocide, cultural eradication, and the effects of colonization are present in the book.