He is Anishinaabe from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug. He is in charge of the Anishinaabemowin program, and teaches courses in Anishinaabemowin, Native Language and Culture, and Indigenous Legends and Teaching. He has been highly involved in a research project in which he has, and continues to collect, translate, and transcribe autobiographies from elder women in northern Ontario communities for use in the Anishinaabemowin courses.