“Reservation Dogs” star Woon-A-Tai looks to inspire Indigenous actors with Emmys win – Winnipeg Free Press
Sep. 12, 2024
Toronto actor D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai knows winning an Emmy won’t solve the systemic problems within Indigenous communities, but he still believes it could spark something meaningful: nuanced representation and a sense of possibility.
“I don’t know what an Emmy Award will really do for stopping issues that we face on a daily basis,” the 22-year-old says on a call from Curve Lake First Nation in Ontario, where he’s visiting friends.
“It just gives us hope. It gives hope to a kid on a reservation that they could also be on that stage and do it too, and they can.”
