[texasbluebell]

I love this book by Theodora Kroeber. Here's the final portion of it, which mentions Ishi's people's own poignant way of saying goodbye:

Waterman and Kroeber, bound to the reticences of Yana etiquette, made no significant public statement upon Ishi's death. He had walked quietly out of the Neolithic world into their world, and once he was settled in the museum, Ishi and the anthropologists took each other pretty much for granted, as one's family is taken for granted, and one's close friend. Four and more moon cycles waxed and waned and returned, while Ishi stayed on, a part of the changing twentieth century--his two friends had ceased to envision a world without him.

Then he was gone, the long journey from the ancient Yana homeland along Mill and Deer creeks to the Land of the Yana Dead completed, his leavetaking from his friends and their world as quiet as his own preferred and understated phrase of farewell:

"YOU STAY, I GO."

[andysandmikesmom]

I also loved this book by Theodora Kroeber...I read it so very many years ago, but have always kept it over the years...This particular book, is an old, hard bound book, with lots of pictures, taken of Ishi at the museum, and especially many shots taken when Ishi took Kroeber and I think Dr. Pope, out into the more wild areas, where they camped, and Ishi showed them his native skills at hunting, and such....

Thanks for this reminder of that book...I need to go look for it now, among all the books I have kept over time...its worth a reread...