Jeffrey's mother, Patti, recognized and nurtured her son's natural artistic talents at an early age. She is a clan grandmother and member of Batchewana First Nation of Ojibway from which her father descends, while Jeffrey's maternal grandmother is a member of Thessalon First Nation and has a verified Metis Family Line from Penetanguishene. Jeffrey maintains ties to Batchewana as well as Metis Nation of Ontario Regions 4 and 8.

In his 20's, Jeffrey was traditionally gendered a "Gentle" or "Deer Person" by his mentor and adopted brother, Penobscot Elder Dr. Donald Blais, ThD. But even without knowing the teachings, Jeffrey was afforded the opportunity in the community to explore social roles and duties exclusive to either men or women, including expressing his artistic talents and interest in architecture.

Jeffrey is proud to be a direct descendant of many prominent figures whom influenced trade and politics around the Great Lake Region, including noted Head Chief Gitchi Kagayosh (Bird in Everlasting Flight), who was known to command large sums for his medicine teachings - 40 packs of beaver pelts, each weighing 100 pounds - and a was a gifted orator; and, Prisque Legris, a noted Metis voyageur for The North West Company. Many of Jeffrey's ancestors were responsible for treaties signed throughout the Great Lakes region, including the earliest French seigneury in Northern Ontario (1750-1759), the Treaty of Niagara (1764), St. Joseph’s Island Agreement (1798), Treaty with the Chippewa (1820), and the Treaty of Washington (1836) among others. Even his Metis ancestor, Alexis Nevue, also a voyageur along with his son Michel, advocated for Metis Rights during the 1837 Treaty at Peters [Wisconsin] before settling at Historic Sault Ste. Marie.

Jeffrey holds a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto where his studies focused on syncretic Indigenous & Eastern Christian architecture, symbols, themes and traditions that culminated in a thesis on Louis Riel's Metis Church as decoded from the Metis Leader and Prophet's diaries. He is a construction manager by trade, but his joy and, literally his namesake, is using his talent as a self-taught designer and visual artist to serve and create items for those whom cannot.

As an artist, Jeffrey's work follows the legacy of his grandfathers, working with elders and healers to dream, or pull images from the 'House of Invention' as Norval Morrisseau called it, and create ritual instruments and designs; or, for the laity requiring a work of art not only as a piece of decor, but a transformative work that invites healing and balance to a space. And true to his Clan, some of Jeffrey's work can also be a critical or witty examination of Indigenous issues, often using the medium of collage and the works of the Indigenous Group of Seven, in a contemporary context. He is also steadily learning traditional skills like finger weaving, beading, and quillwork and Jeffrey hopes to expand his skillset by learning the traditional harvesting and processing of natural materials in a farm-to-table approach to his artwork.

Some of Jeffrey's accomplishments include being the winning proposal for the Robinson Huron Waawiindamaagewin's Call to Artist: Treaty Governance (2022), the Toronto Urban Aboriginal Strategy Logo Contest (2008), Embracing Mother Earth: 18th Annual Traditional Aboriginal Gathering at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto (2004), Toronto Conference on Residential Schools: Audndji-igiwowon/Rebirth & Recovery (2004), Ryerson University Event Branding: Indigenous Social Work (2004).

However, Jeffrey's proudest accomplishment was working with the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association for their event called "Celebrating Our Footsteps: Our Journey" as his great grandmother was an alumnus of the residential school. Not only did the collaboration connect Jeffrey with his maternal great grandmother, whom died months before his birth, it fittingly brought Jeffrey and his family back full circle on their journey to reclaim their Indigenous roots, after suffering from the culture loss and forced enfranchisement of the family.