JAMES LUNA | ISHI: THE PERFORMANCE ARCHIVES from department of indian and northern affairs Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 26 min 88 sec ✓ Published: 26-Jan-2019
Description: OCTOBER 22 2016nPresented in partnership with M:ST Performative Art Festival for M:ST 8nnWritten and performed by James Luna and featuring artist Sheila Skinner, ISHI: The Archive Performance tells the story of Ishi, an Indigenous man who walked into the small northern California town of Oroville. His sudden appearance inspired fright, laughter, and pity from the populace. The civic leaders contacted an anthropologist who came to the conclusion that Ishi was in deed the last of his tribe. It was
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