Jacob Lennie

WORDS BY JAMES ROGERS

Jacob Lennie was born in Inuvik on April 29th, 2002. His full name is Jacob Richard Daniel Lennie Blake. He is now seventeen and is going to East Three Secondary School. Jacob is also graduating this year. Jacob’s parents are Dan Blake and Melissa Lennie. Jacob has seven siblings by the names of: Darrien (oldest), William, Jaxson, Iona, Max, Delma, and Sam (youngest). Jacob is the second oldest after Darrien. I thought Jacob was the oldest child in the family, but apparently not—in the interview I had with him, he told me he was the middle child. His siblings ages range from four to eighteen.

Jacob has quite a few siblings. One of his biggest hobbies is hockey. He plays goalie. Jacob is the only goalie of his age, and the best, in my opinion. He just is. Another hobby Jacob is into is trucks, because he grew up working on them. He likes lots of different types of trucks, or even just vehicles for that matter. He told me that he wants to be a heavy-duty mechanic. Sometimes I think that’s why he likes trucks so much. It’s kind of like an exposure to what being a mechanic even is and that type of thing can really help in the future with what he wants to do. He also likes to hunt almost anything from the traditional lands.

I have a lot of respect for Jacob. I learned only now that Jacob has a lot of siblings and that he is the middle child, and I’ve known him for what has felt like the longest time (6-7 years). Jacob and I have made a lot of memories in the past couple years; it’s one of the main reasons why I chose him to do this interview with me. I know a lot of things about him—but, apparently, I didn’t know everything about him.