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Hank Sims / Monday, Dec. 13 @ 4:58 p.m.

Yes, Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt Over the Weekend — and, Who Knows, Maybe She Still Is — For Reasons No One Cares to Talk About

No one seems to want to talk about it, but exceptionally plugged-in social media watchers may have picked up a few rumors or clues that former First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State and Democratic nominee for the Presidency Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Humboldt County over the weekend.

And we can tell you: Those rumors are true! Hills did, in fact, grace our shores for a spell. In a photo that was briefly posted to Facebook before being taken down, Clinton could be seen posing with locals at Sue-meg Village, the reconstructed Yurok town at the newly rechristened Sue-Meg State Park.

The Outpost spoke to the person who took the photo, who said he had no idea that it had escaped into the wild. He said he was not in a position to speak about what Clinton was up to at Sue-Meg, but confirmed that she was there.

We reached out through official channels to both the Parks Service and the Yurok Tribe; the former had no comment, and the latter is apparently busy with other tasks.

Well! Apart from that, perhaps you’d like to know what Team Hillary ordered from the South G Kitchen, that food truck parked outside Redwood Curtain in Arcata?

As far as South G’s mention of a documentary, there: We can only say that Humboldt County’s Film Commissioner, Cassandra Roberts Hesseltine, says she had no idea such a filming was taking place.

So that’s it! Any other Hillary sightings, Humboldt?

https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2021/dec/13/yes-hillary-clinton-was-humboldt-over-weekend-and/

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*note distance to location HRC was spotted - previous post

LoCO Staff / Thursday, Dec. 16 @ 4:58 p.m.

Yurok Tribe Declares Emergency Following a Series of Human Trafficking Attempts

Press release from the Yurok Tribe:

Today, the Yurok Tribal Council issued an emergency declaration in response to a spate of missing persons and attempted human trafficking incidents on the reservation and in Arcata, where there is a disproportionate number of cases involving missing and murdered indigenous women (MMIW).

“Today, we are asking our local, state and federal partners to take a stronger stand against the trafficking of Native women and girls,” said Joseph L. James, the Chairman of the Yurok Tribe. “While human trafficking and abductions have been all too common in the Humboldt County area, I ask all of our members to be extra cautious at this time. If you have to go into town, please take someone with you and let a family member know when you expect to return.”

In the last month, the Yurok Tribal Court received reports from seven Yurok women, including mothers with young children, who were approached by would-be traffickers. Thankfully, all were able to make it to safety. In mid-October, Emmilee Risling was declared missing. The Yurok and Hoopa Valley Tribe, in conjunction with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, implemented a coordinated, month-long effort to locate her, but she has not been found. The Hupa woman was last seen near Weitchpec on the Yurok Reservation. The Yurok and Hoopa Valley Tribes are offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to Emmilee’s safe return.

The Tribal Council issued the emergency declaration through a resolution, which speaks to the underlying cause of the MMIW crisis. According to the resolution: “The intergenerational impacts of 170 years of violence, trafficking and murder through missions, massacres, forced relocation, state sanctioned indentured servitude, boarding schools, widespread removal of children from their families through the child welfare system, disproportionate incarceration, police violence, and high rates of gender violence are still playing out to this day, and directly contribute to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”

Per capita, native women and girls are victims of human trafficking at a much higher rate. Tribes across the US are advocating for additional resources to confront this indelible issue. In 2020, 5,295 indigenous people were reported missing to the National Crime Information Center. At the end of the same year, 1,496 were still missing. Last year, there were 18 cases involving missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in California, according to a report produced by the Yurok Tribal Court and the Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI). The actual number is likely much higher because MMIWG cases are poorly documented at the state and federal levels. A third of all cases in California occurred in Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, despite the sparse populations in these areas. Even worse, murders of Native women in the state are seven times less likely to be solved.

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https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2021/dec/16/yurok-tribe-declares-emergency-following-series-hu/