Devery Jacobs

Personal context

Summary

Devery Jacobs is a Kanien’kehá:ka actor, writer, director, and producer known for Rhymes for Young Ghouls, American Gods, Reservation Dogs, and Echo. Her work often centers Indigenous lives, history, humor, and queer identity, while challenging narrow portrayals of Indigenous people and Two-Spirit characters. She has publicly advocated for Indigenous rights, missing and murdered Indigenous women, opposition to the Line 3 pipeline, and greater Indigenous and queer representation; she also criticized Killers of the Flower Moon for underwritten Indigenous characters. She has identified as queer and described activism as part of her upbringing and creative life.