Rainey (Mescalero Apache Tribe) recently led efforts to bring Indigenous peacemaking to her community, first assessing the interest of tribal council and tribal court leaders in pursuing information about these Indigenous-based processes to settle disputes. She has provided support and guidance on several Indigenous peacemaking 101 trainings, partnering and collaborating with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Indigenous peacemaking court to explore the interest of other tribal nations on this Indigenous approach to dispute resolution.
She is also employed by Life Comes From It – a national grantmaking organization that focuses on Indigenous Peacemaking, restorative justice, transformative justice, and land-based healing. Previously, she worked for the University of New Mexico’s Native American Budget & Policy Institute. She brings 23 years of leadership, accounting, and human resource experience from the executive level of a small community hospital.