Eric is a father of 5 who lives in waywayseecappo First Nation Within treaty four territory.  Eric is an anishinabe man who has learned the skill of bustle making featherwork in waywayseecappo from this late friend Andrew Mecas.  The Late Andrew learned from many different bustle makers across North America while travelling the powwow trail in the 1970s-1980s.  Eric began dancing fancy feather at age 7, he needed a pair of bustles so his mother asked Andrew to make a set. Later on in Eric’s life he ordered bustles from Andrew as an adult, and this is where he learned the art of bustle making. 
Bustle making is a sought after skill by communities who wish to learn how to make their own powwow regalia to dance with. Eric has created over 200 bustle sets in North America as far as indigenous communities go, except Yukon where no powwows are held. During these creations communities have asked to be taught how to do this.  So far Eric has taught 7 communities in waywayseecappo, tootinawazebing, Potlotek, long plains, Dakota tipi, Membertou, sylvan lake. There have been many other communities who wanted this weeklong workshop but could not afford it. Each workshop costs between $6000-$7000 within Manitoba.  
At these workshops Eric has 3 levels of featherwork which are all entry level. They can further each level with more intricate detailed work, but that is up to each participant. They learn how to make bustles (traditional, chicken or fancy), fans (traditional, jingle), dance sticks, and the process of each item.  The feathers used are all legal to purchase called rooster hackles, turkey spikes, turkey rounds. The participants also get to keep what they make.