Languages

Cree, English, French and Spanish

Education

  • Bachelors of Civil Law and Bachelors of Common Law: McGill University

  • Barreau du Québec

  • Professor of Indigenous Legal Traditions: University of Ottawa, University of McGill, University of Montreal, UQAM and UQAT

  • Lecturer: World Bank, Barreau du Québec, Business Council of Canada

Environmental

  • Member of Bureau d’audiences publiques sur l’environnement (BAPE): Inquiry and public hearings on the subject of uranium industry resulting in a moratorium on uranium mining in the province of Québec

  • Member of COMEX: Preventing the construction of major forestry roads into Broadback watershed

  • President of Indigenous Sector of Internal Association of Impact Assessments (IAIA): Aashukan Declaration

  • Legal counsel working with countless tallymen in the defence of land and wildlife

Governance

Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)/Cree Nation Government

  • Board/Council Member

  • Executive Committee Member

  • Corporate Secretary

  • Corporate Counsel

  • Negotiator

Cree Nation of Wemindji - Council Member

Board of Directors

  • Tawich Development Corporation

  • Niskamoon

  • James Bay Eeyou Companee

Board of Governors of Concordian University

  • President of Governance and Ethics Committe

Member of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council of Canada

Business

  • Founder of Law Firm: MRA Avocats (12 Legal 6 Administrative)

  • As legal counsel:

    • Providing legal assistance to Cree development corporations, Cree enterprises and Cree partnerships

    • Converting $540 million dollars commitment into more than $1.2 Billion in Cree contracts

    • Securing largest Cree contract in the history of the Ministry of Natural Resources

    • Securing largest Cree construction contract in history of Hydro-Quebec

Other

Art:

  • Commissioned for paintings honouring past Chiefs by Waskaganish Council

  • Commissioned for painting by the AFN honouring Elijah Harper

  • Commissioned for painting by Canadian Senate

Aviation: Multi-engine, instrument rated, aerobatics and vintage war plane pilot

Forest Fire Fighter 

Expeditions:

  • Snowmobile: Chisasibi to Kawawachikamach

  • Snowmobile: Inaugural First Nations Expedition (4,000 km)

  • Canoe: Nemaska to Waskaganish on Pontax River

  • Winter walk: Wemindji to Eastmain

  • Motorcycle: Cross Canada tour of Indigenous communities (10,000km)