{"id":45168,"date":"2023-11-27T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/?page_id=45168"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:56:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T21:56:04","slug":"devery-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/rbc-emerging-artists-in-our-schools\/devery-jacobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kawenn\u00e1here Devery Jacobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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RBC Emerging Artists in Our Schools<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Kawenn\u00e1here Devery Jacobs<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Born in Kahnawake Mohawk First Nation in Qu\u00e9bec, Devery\u2019s acting career has been shaped by the activism, passion, and strength she experienced in her home community.\u00a0 Since her role in RHYMES FOR YOUNG GHOULS, for which she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination, she has performed in The Sun at Midnight, Blood Quantum, Rustic Oracle, Bootlegger, This Place, which she also co-wrote, and American Gods Amazon Prime series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She stars in the hit TV series Reservation Dogs, where she also serves as a staff writer, and directed one episode. As of 2023, she is starring in ECHO for Disney+, and continues to write, direct, produce, and share the importance of Indigenous stories with students across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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