charley: i come from karok, hupa, and yurok people of northwest california. a cultural thread amongst those 3 people is the river and the fish. our neighbors down the river is the yurok people. it's downriver people, and they take over the responsibilities from weitchpec on down to the mouth of the klamath river. right now, we're at katimin, center of the world for karok people. the aboriginal territory stems from up towards the yreka area all the way down to weitchpec. man: katimin--upper falls. it's our fishery. yutimin--lower falls. first spring salmon is spotted down at the mouth of the river. the medicine mannd his helper spot the first salmon. then they catch that first salmon, ritually eat it, then there's a jump dance 10 days afterwards. the second salmon ceremony is held on the new moon in july up at inam, up at clear creek, up by happy camp, and at that point, that ceremony's done, the people from inam all the way out to the ocean can fish. the shasta indians put on a salmon ceremony, as well--i'll say the third salmon ceremony-- so then everybody f

charley. ms. acuoco, you are now recognized for your testimony. >> thank you chairman raskin,cally, and mace. i am patrice enwuko, the direct for fortunate at independent women's forum, a non-profit that enhance people's freedoms, opportunities and well-being. my work is focused primarily on women color. we cannot begin to discuss the solutions to economic mobility and freedom when many of us disappear into the darkness every year. my heart goes out to the fellow panelists whose loved ones are still missing. according to the data provided by the ncic over 540,000 missing persons cases were opened in 2020. they tend to be young. half are female. black and minority women are disproportionately represented. just over a third are people of color, including black asian and indian. this is noticeably higher than the proportion of the larger u.s. population. and among the 37% of missing women of color, the lion's share tend to be black. now, over 80% of missing persons cases were closed because the missi

charley. ms.onwuka, you are now recognized for your testimony. >> thank you, chairman raskin, congresswoman kelly, ranking member mace and the members of the community. i appreciate you having me here today. my name is patrice onwuka and i'm a director of the center for economic opportunity at independent women's forum. we are a committed to advancing policies that enhance people's freedoms, opportunities and well-being. my work is focused by merely on women of color. we cannot begin to discuss the solutions to economic mobility and freedom when many of our daughters, granddaughters, sisters and students disappear into the darkness every year. my heart goes out to the fellow panelists whose loved ones are still missing. according to missing person data provided by the ncic, over 540,000 missing cases were open in 2020. they tend 20. they tend to be young, about half are female, black and minority women are disproportionately represented as we've heard today, just over a third are people of color i

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