The 'Reservation Dogs' star made a strong political statement on the 2024 Emmys red carpet.
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai made a strong political statement at the 2024 Emmy Awards. The actor walked the red carpet with a red handprint over his mouth, a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. He wore an Emporio Armani tuxedo with Thundercloud jewelry. According to a 2019 report from the Justice Department, on some reservations, women are 10 times more likely to be murdered—a stark comparison to the national average.
It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis,” according to Native Hope, an organization meant to address injustice in Native communities. The site continues, “It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say #NoMoreStolenSisters.” Tonight, Woon-A-Tai, who identifies as Oji-Cree First Nations and Guyanese, is nominated for playing Bear Smallhill in the FX on Hulu comedy-drama Reservation Dogs.
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