Owner of award winning company, Pine Needle Productions, An Anishinabe Multi-Media Company. (Film, Video, Documentaries, PSA's, Audio Recording and other Multi Media / Creative Related Projects)
www.pinenp.com

EDUCATION:
Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) ~ Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing - Fiction.
Laurentian University Honours ~ Bachelor of Arts English, focus in Film.
En’owkin International School for Writing (University of Victoria) ~ First Nations Creative Writing Certificate.

TEACHING:

• University of Sudbury / Laurentian University (Indigenous Studies) – 2015/2016
  
• Canadian Native Literature: Novels and Plays, Native Women: Perspectives and Issues. Teaching Areas: English, Creative Writing, Film / Video Production, Film Theory, Screenwriting, Native American Studies, First Nations Governance, Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  

POLITICAL & COMMITTEE WORK:

• ACAT (Atikameksheng Consultation and Accommodation Team), Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, Research, Negotiate, Meet and Consult with proponents in area (mining, education, businesses, ect.), Engage with Community, Report to Community and Council. Committee Member September 2015 - present
• Community Assistance Committee, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Committee Member August, 2014 – present
• Atikameksheng Anishnawbek Gchi-Naaknigewin (Constitution) Development - Committee Chairperson & Committee Member, Research, Constitution Writing, Lead Community Discussion, Outreach with Community, Report to Community and Council. March 2005 – completed and Ratified July 2015.
• Reserve Band Councillor, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek (Whitefish Lake First Nation) July 2010 – July 2014
• Governance Working Group, Union of Ontario Indians Committee Member 2010 – 2014