 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Lake akaberekwa June 24, 1947 muDetroit, Michigan. Akatanga zvidzidzo zvake zvemifananidzo paWayne State University uye Western Michigan University muKalamazoo, Michigan kubva muna 1965 kusvika muna 1968. Munguva iyi, akabatanidzwa nemasangano anorwisa hondo uye kodzero dzevanhu muma1960. Akapupurirawo mhirizhonga dzorudzi dzeDetroit dza1967. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, muna 1968 Lake akatamira kuCanada nomurume wake kuti atize basa rokunyorwa muHondo yeVietnam. Paakagara muMontreal, akazviwana ari pakati pemhirizhonga yemagariro evanhu somugumisiro weQuiet Revolution. 