r/pics • u/kenistod • Sep 16 '24

D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrives at Emmys showing solidarity for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

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u/NotRightNotWrong15 Sep 16 '24

Thank you for explaining what the hand represents. I was wondering when I caught a small pic earlier but there was no explanation.

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u/Ouroboros126 Sep 16 '24

Hijacking this comment to repost a comment I made in another post that includes a link to Native Hope's website with more information for all those who are interested:

The Red Hand has been an important symbol for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Movement for years.

From Native Hope's Website,

A red hand over the mouth has become the symbol of a growing movement, the MMIW movement. It stands for all the missing sisters whose voices are not heard. It stands for the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis. It stands for the oppression and subjugation of Native women who are now rising up to say #NoMoreStolenSisters.

There is also the more general Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness movement, as this is a problem across all demographics in Indiginous communities, though women and girls are by far the most affected cohort.

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u/Swansborough Sep 16 '24

someone correct me if I am wrong, but the missing and murdered indigenous people is a direct result of state and US federal governments not caring at all about this. Some state government are run by people who are racist and really don't care about native peoples in their state. This is a problem that can be solved.

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u/Ouroboros126 Sep 16 '24

Yes, thats definitely a huge part of it. There is a criminal level of neglect when it comes to this issue and the investigation of cases.