Emmilee Renae Risling was born on February 19, 1989 to parents Gary and Judy Risling. She has a sister named Mary and was raised in Northern California. Her family lived on California’s coast line, near the city of Arcata.

Emmilee took her Hupa duties very seriously and was proud of her Native American heritage. She would sing and dance in traditional ceremonies and even participated in a march in Washington DC as a teenager to celebrate the opening of the Smithonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. The celebration drew national attention and she was even featured on the front page of the Washington Post.

When she was 15, she was the vice president of the Native American club at her high school and was quoted as saying, “My culture is really important to me. That’s the way I’ve been raised.”

This is her story.

Emmilee is 5’ 3”, 140 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen near Weitchpec on the Yurok reservation.If you have any information about Emmilee’s whereabouts you can contact the Hoopa Tribal Police at 503-625-4202.

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Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne

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