Reservation Dogs’ star D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai wore a red hand-print over his mouth for the 2024 Emmys, here's why

Emmy-nominated Reservation Dogs, an American comedy-drama television series, follows the lives of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma as they spend their days thieving to reach their goals. Lead actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai who played Bear Smallhill in the show recently took to the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards' red carpet in a classic Emporio Armani tuxedo accessorised with a stark, red hand-print over his mouth. Reservation Dogs’ actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai wore a red handprint on his face for the Emmys red carpet Woon-A-Tai’s stylist Avo Yermagyan confirmed that the styling was purposefully kept minimal to draw attention to the nationwide scourge of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Lead actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai played Bear Smallhill The symbolic move represented his solidarity with the Indigenous communities of Canada and USA, bringing focus to the increasing rate of missing and murdered Indigenous women across both countries.