Alongside his professional and political commitments, he founded Camping Plume-Blanche and took over the family transportation company established by his father, a business that remains active to this day.
Deeply committed to his community, he served as a Councillor of Mashteuiatsh from 1958 to 1962 and later as Chief of the community from 1975 to 1982 and again from 1987 to 1989.
In 1998, he accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien to serve in the Senate of Canada. He represented Quebec there until 2008, continuing his long-standing commitment to the service of First Nations peoples and Canadian society.