Brooks is a nehiyaw napew (Cree) from kipohtakaw (Alexander First Nation) in Treaty 6 territory, a treaty which was adhered to by his great-great-great-grandfather at Fort Edmonton. Brooks has diverse experiences in Treaty 6, 7 and 8 territories within Alberta, and he continues to appreciate the magnitude of all the promises laid out within those foundational documents. Brooks is in-house legal counsel to the Alexander First Nation and Vice President of the Indigenous Bar Association in Canada, and volunteers with a myriad of legal and political initiatives in Alberta.