When Devery Jacobs graduated high school, she was at a crossroads. She had explored her love of acting both in school and through local community productions,
Devery Jacobs of “Reservation Dogs” Talks The Power of Indigenous Stories and Stepping Into Her Own As a Queer Womangraduated high school, she was at a crossroads. She had explored her love of acting both in school and through local community productions, but she wasn’t sure she could seriously pursue it. Jacobs, who grew up in the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory in Quebec, knew parts for Indigenous actors were extremely limited.
Jacobs, however, also admits she couldn’t be more different from her character, who steals a delivery truck in the show’s first episode. “She’s way more badass than I could ever be,” says Jacobs. “I grew up as a people pleaser. I wanted to be the perfect Mohawk woman, but it never felt right.”
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