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Dave Courchene

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The 8th Fire details a native american prophecy of a time when humankind will come to a fork in the road. At this point people will be able to chose a path of materialism and destruction or a path of spirit and awakening.
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The 8th Fire (2007)
Dave Courchene was a director, known for VisionWalker (2016), Manitou Api: Where the Sun Rises (2010) and Wolf Joe (2021). He was married to Orianna. He died on 8 December 2021 in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, Canada.
DiedDecember 8, 2021
DiedDecember 8, 2021
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VisionWalker
Short
  • Director
  • 2016
Manitou Api: Where the Sun Rises
  • Director
  • 2010
Wolf Joe (2021)
Wolf Joe
5.5
TV Series
  • Additional Crew(as Elder Dave Courchene)
The Issue with Tissue - A Boreal Love Story (2022)
The Issue with Tissue - A Boreal Love Story
6.3
  • Self - Anishinaabe First Nation(as Elder Dave Courchene, Elder Dr. Dave Courchene)
  • 2022

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  • Wolf Joe (2021)
    Wolf Joe
    5.5
    TV Series
    • cultural consultant (as Elder Dave Courchene)
    • 2021

Director

  • VisionWalker
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016
  • Manitou Api: Where the Sun Rises
    • co-director
    • 2010

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The 8th Fire
Trailer 7:14
The 8th Fire

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Elder Dave Courchene
  • Died
    • December 8, 2021
    • Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, Canada(long illness)
  • Spouse
    • Orianna? - February 2020 (her death, 4 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Founded the Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence in Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Nicknames
    • Nii Gaani Aki Inini
    • Nitamabit

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