# Dakota House

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.

## 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. In 2020, he appeared in a public service announcement on behalf of Edmonton's Ben Calf Robe Society, promoting a suicide prevention hotline program targeted to First Nations.

## Personal life

During his time on North of 60, House struggled with alcohol abuse, and went through several brushes with the law including a charge of domestic violence against his wife in 1994, and an impaired driving arrest in 1995. 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 |
| 1999 | The Arrangement | Dog Collar | |
| 1999 | The Creator's Game | Daniel Cloud | |
| 1999 | Legend of Two-Path | Skyco | |
| 2006 | Dream Makers | — | Documentary |
| 2021 | The Demented | Senica | Associate producer |
| TBA | Tales from the Dead Zone | Vernon Steamboat | Post-production |
| TBA | Starlight | Thomas | Post-production |
| TBA | The Epidemic | Gary | Filming |
| TBA | Valetika | Royal | Pre-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992–1997 | North of 60 | Trevor "Teevee" Tenia | 81 episode |
| 1993 | The Diviners | Jules (14 years old) | Television film |
| 1995 | Medicine River | Elwood | Television film |
| 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 | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2003 | Dreamkeeper | Dirty Belly | Television film |
| 2005 | Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery | Trevor 'Teevee' Tenia | Television film |
| 2005 | Trudeau II: Maverick in the Making | Guide (NWT) | Television film |
| 2006 | One Dead Indian | Dudley George | Television film |
| 2009 | Dear Prudence | JR Vigil | Television film |
| 2011 | Heartland | Colby | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 2012 | The Horses of McBride | Adam | Television film |
| 2013 | Blackstone | Ned | Episode: "Some Things Never Change" |

## Electoral record

vte2019 Alberta general election: Peace River :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Conservative | Dan Williams | 9,770 | 69.40 | +13.18 |
| | New Democratic | Debbie Jabbour | 3,139 | 22.30 | -18.01 |
| | Alberta Party | Dakota House | 721 | 5.12 | 1.65 |
| | Freedom Conservative | Connie Russell | 249 | 1.77 | – |
| | Liberal | Remi J. Tardif | 198 | 1.41 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,077 | 99.18 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 117 | 0.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,194 | 60.51 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 23,458 |
| | United Conservative gain from New Democratic | United Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +15.59 |
| Source(s) Source: "77 - Peace River, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||