How Native American characters on TV lead to more support for Native issues
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai poses for a Red Carpet portrait at the 76th Emmy Awards. (Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP)
Actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai came up short for an Emmy Award on Sunday night for his role in the FX comedy “Reservation Dogs.” But he made a bold statement by arriving at the ceremony in a black suit with a red painted handprint across his mouth to represent the movement for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. His nomination was also a historic step forward for representation in Hollywood.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks about how Native visibility on TV impacts audiences with Crystal Echo Hawk, a citizen of the Pawnee Nation and also founder and CEO of IllumiNative, a Native American social justice organization.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
