Maureen is an award-winning journalist who has been practicing her craft since the 1980s. Her career includes stints as a daily newspaper reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press, music critic on Global Television, and editor/managing editor of magazines including Network, Tribute and Sears Family First. She is a prolific freelance writer and has written for such publications as Travel + Escape, Jetsetter, More, Flare, Homemaker's, Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian magazine, Convene, CAA and the Toronto Star. Her book, Aboriginal Tourism in Canada in the 21st Century (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010), examines how Native tourism destinations can bring positive change to communities.