He transferred to the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971, the first alumnus to receive a degree in American Indian studies.

[2][3] Finn worked as an Ojibwe attorney and owned a small business, then ran for a Minnesota Senate seat in 1990.

He served Minnesota's 4th state Senate district until his resignation in July 1996 after being convicted of fraud.

His daughter, Jamie Becker-Finn, currently serves in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

[2][3] Finn died at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis on May 17, 2018.