Editing Rod Bruinooge (section)

==Early life and career==
Bruinooge's father originated from [[Wemeldinge]], [[Netherlands]]. After moving to Canada, he married an Indigenous woman. Bruinooge himself was born in [[Thompson, Manitoba|Thompson]], [[Manitoba]], and holds a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from the [[University of Manitoba]].<ref>{{note|BA}}[http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2004/riding/226/ Canada Votes 2004, ''Canadian Broadcasting Corporation'', Winnipeg South riding profile]</ref>  He attended the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada]]'s 1993 [[1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election|leadership convention]] as a youth delegate, supporting [[Kim Campbell]].<ref>John Douglas, "Campbell slips in Manitoba", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 13 June 1993, Canadian Wire Stories.  His name is erroneously listed as "Ron Bruinooge".</ref>  Bruinooge became chief executive and president of Abject Modernity Internet Creations Ltd. in the late 1990s, and worked as a consultant.<ref>Simon Avery, "Canada's video gamers take 'mature' tack", ''National Post'', 13 May 1999, C01/front.</ref>

Bruinooge has served as a director of the River View Health Centre and the [[Manitoba Children's Museum]], and has done organizational work for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film and Video Festival and the [[North American Indigenous Games]].