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How the actors of 'Reservation Dogs' find themselves in their characters

From left, Lane Factor as Cheese, Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack, D’ Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Bear and Devery Jacobs as Elora Danan in "Reservation Dogs."

Given an array of seating options, the four young stars of "Reservation Dogs" pile onto a couch. They look sharp, dolled up for a photo session, but that doesn't stem their good-natured ribbing. But they settle down as "big sister" Devery Jacobs — at 28 by far the eldest of the four — explains what the series means to them.

"Not only were the character breakdowns reflective of Muscogee Creek kids," she says of the Oklahoma-based Native American tribe, "but

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