▁in ▁Quebec . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁Grand ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Hur on - W end at ▁First ▁Nation . ▁He ▁founded ▁and ▁directed ▁various ▁important ▁organizations , ▁which ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁culture ▁and ▁rights ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Nation ▁People ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gros - Louis ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Ce cile ▁Tal bot ▁and ▁Ger ard ▁Gros - Louis . ▁He ▁attended ▁school ▁in ▁Lor ette ville , ▁but ▁left ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man , ▁Gros - Louis ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁survey or ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁trav elling ▁sales man . ▁He ▁later ▁opened ▁a ▁small ▁shop ▁" Le ▁Hur on " ▁where ▁he ▁sold ▁snow sh o es , ▁m oc cas ins ▁and ▁other ▁First ▁Nation ▁craft s ▁and ▁also ▁managed ▁a ▁dance ▁company . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Grand ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Hur on - W end at ▁Nation ▁in ▁Wend ake . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁success ively ▁a ▁found ing ▁member , ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁secretary - tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁des ▁Ind iens ▁du ▁Québec . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Gros - Louis ▁represented ▁First ▁nation ▁Quebec ers ▁at ▁federal ▁constitution al ▁con ferences ▁on ▁ab original ▁law . ▁As ▁Chief , ▁he ▁instit uted ▁a ▁program ▁to ▁found ▁business es ▁and ▁create ▁employ ment ▁in ▁his ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1