The Canadian Press 12/09/2024 11:30 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.” Woon-A-Tai is competing for best lead actor in a comedy series for his role in FX’s “Reservation Dogs,” which streams on Disney Plus in Canada. He stars…
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