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Dakota House
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| Born | February 14, 1974 Manning, Alberta, Canada
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| Occupation | Actor, politician, writer, activist |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Known for | North of 60 |
Dakota House (born February 17, 1974) is a Canadian actor, politician, writer and activist. House is most noted for his role as Trevor "Teevee" Tenia in the television drama series North of 60, for which he was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 10th Gemini Awards in 1996. Dakota house has 6 kids.
Career
House has continued to have occasional acting roles, including in the films Dreamkeeper and One Dead Indian, and guest appearances in the television series MythQuest, Heartland and Blackstone.
In 2019, House stood as a candidate in the 2019 Alberta general election, campaigning for the Alberta Party in the electoral district of Peace River. .....
Personal life
..... In 1997 he was physically attacked by four men in his apartment building, suffering serious injuries including a skull fracture and the loss of part of his ear.
After giving up alcohol he launched Going Miles, a self-help and mentorship group for indigenous youth. In 2002, he published Dancers in the Sky, a children's book based on traditional Cree story about the origins of the aurora borealis. House has 6 kids, One of his sons is a designer, Dredon House.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | The Arrangement | Dog Collar | |
| 1999 | The Creator's Game | Daniel Cloud | |
| 1999 | Legend of Two-Path | Skyco | |
| 2006 | Dream Makers | N/A | Documentary |
| 2021 | The Demented | Senica | Associate producer |
| rowspan=4 TBA | Tales from the Dead Zone | Vernon Steamboat | Post-production |
| Starlight | Thomas | Post-production | |
| The Epidemic | Gary | Filming | |
| Valetika | Royal | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992–1997 | North of 60 | Trevor "Teevee" Tenia | 81 episode |
| 1993 | The Diviners | Jules (14 years old) | Television film |
| 1995 | Medicine River | Elwood | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | Eric Hosteen | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | In the Blue Ground | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2000 | Trial by Fire | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2001 | MythQuest | Tlesca | Episode: "Red Wolf's Daughter" |
| 2001 | Dream Storm | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2003 | Another Country | ||
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Dirty Belly | |
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | |
| 2005 | Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making | Guide (NWT) | |
| 2006 | One Dead Indian | Dudley George | |
| 2009 | Dear Prudence | JR Vigil | |
| 2011 | Heartland | Colby | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 2012 | The Horses of McBride | Adam | Television film |
| 2013 | Blackstone | Ned | Episode: "Some Things Never Change" |
Electoral record
| Alberta general election, 2019: Peace River | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| UCP | Dan Williams | 9,770 | 69.40% | +12.65% | ||||
| New Democratic | Debbie Jabbour | 3,139 | 22.30% | -17.07% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Dakota House | 721 | 5.12% | 1.25% | ||||
| Freedom Conservative | Connie Russell | 249 | 1.77% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Remi J. Tardif | 198 | 1.41% | – | ||||
| Total | 14,077 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 78 | 35 | 4 | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 23,458 | 60.36% | 12.84% | |||||
| UCP gain from New Democratic | Swing | 22.05% | ||||||
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