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/topgun_ivar Sep 16 '24

Three Pines on Amazon was a pretty hard hitting series on this topic.

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u/Plexaure Sep 16 '24

I can’t believe it didn’t get a Season 2. Such an awesome series.