Hockings is a Lac du Flambeau Ojibwa traditional dancer, drum chief, pipe carrier and singer at the Big Drum. His Ojibwa name is Bin-Dee-Gay Geeshik (Enter the Sky), and he has taught Ojibwa culture in schools throughout Wisconsin and nearby states. He founded the Ojibwa Cultural Village located on the Lac du Flambeau reservation in Northern Wisconsin and is the founder and choreographer of the Waswagoning Dance Theatre of Lac du Flambeau. Hockings serves on the Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education and is the lead Native American male dance with Call for Peace Drum & Dance Company.