Ethan Hawke Delivers Peabody Award for “Reservation Dogs”: “Unlike Anything We’ve Seen”

reserve dogs He is one of the winners of the Peabody Awards 2022.

Ethan Hawke presented the FX Indian Comedy Award, directed by Taika White and Sterling Harjo, in the video below. reserve dogs “A brilliant teen series [that] It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen.”

Featuring full-time Native American writers, directors and television series, the show follows four Native American teenagers in Oklahoma as they rob, steal and save their way to California.

In the official announcement of the Hawke and Peabody Awards reserve dogsVictory said the show, which debuted last summer, “has come too late.”

“With its utterly bizarre, depressing sense of humor and youthful makeup, this show will take us on a surreal and cozy journey that clearly captures evocative joy,” Hawke said, emphasizing the series’ candid portrayal of being young and native in the times. modern. America. “

In his pre-recorded video creation speech, Harjo spoke about the importance of expressing authentic experiences.

“Just to be able to tell these stories and share our lives through Reservation Dogs, I think that’s where the magic comes from, because they’re real stories and they’re about real people, and FX has given us the freedom to do that. for that we are very grateful.” That’s why,” Harjo said.

Victory, she added, urges you to “continue creating and supporting other artists in underrepresented societies to continue telling their stories, because that’s important.”

“It’s important that people tell their own stories. “The evidence is here,” he said. “When people are allowed to tell their stories, it shows and the quality of work is better. “No one is asking for a handout, just the opportunity to tell our stories.”

Harjo also thanked the show’s cast, producers, band and FX executives for their support.

“There are a lot of people who put their heart and soul into this story,” he said.