D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Sends Strong Message With Red Handprint at 2024 Emmys
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- D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai attended the 2024 Emmys with a red handprint over his mouth.
- The red handprint symbolized solidarity with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement.
Woon-A-Tai's gesture highlighted law enforcement's silence on the MMIW crisis.
Hei emphasized the need for Indigenous people to tell their own stories in the media.
The 22-year-old actor was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for 'Reservation Dogs' but lost out to Jeremy Allen White for 'The Bear'.
'Reservation Dogs' follows the tale of a group of indigenous teens who want to make their way to California from Oklahoma.
Eugene Levy and Dan Levy co-hosted the 2024 Emmys from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on 15 September.