Life Comes From It Program Manager

Rainey’s role as a peacemaker has been lifelong, taking on this critical role, informally, within her family and community. However, she became officially involved in peacemaking in 2019. Since becoming a bona fide peacemaker, Rainey has led efforts to bring Indigenous peacemaking to the Mescalero Tribal Court, her community. This process was initiated by first guiding an internal assessment regarding the level of interest and commitment of the Mescalero Apache Tribal Council and Tribal Court leaders in exploring the use of Indigenous peacemaking processes as an option to settle disputes within their tribe.

In addition, Ms. Enjady has provided support and guidance on several Indigenous peacemaking 101 trainings throughout the country and world. In this capacity, she has partnered and collaborated with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Indigenous Peacemaking Court, as well as in peacemaking trainings in Wabanaki territory in Maine, Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohicans in Stockbridge, Wisconsin, the University of Hawaii, O’ahu campus in O’ahu, Hawaii, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake in Upper Lake, California, Victoria Island, British Columbia, Canada, and the New Institute, Hamburg, Germany, to name but a few. Throughout each of these and other trainings that Rainey has led, the focus has been on teaching Indigenous communities about the processes and guidelines of peacemaking as an Indigenous approach to dispute resolution, and then to determine their interest in exploring the use of this approach as an option to settling disputes in Indigenous communities, which has been practiced since immemorial. Throughout her tenure with Life Comes From It, Rainey has been an instrumental team member and has actively supported in the planning and execution of the annual Peacemaking Colloquium. In this role, Rainey has been a featured speaker and co-facilitator. Previously, Ms. Enjady worked for the University of New Mexico, Native American Budget & Policy Institute (UNM NABPI). Ms. Enjady uplifted the work of UNM NABPI, as a research and policy center, serving New Mexico’s 23 Pueblos, Nations, and Tribes. The work of UNM NABPI focuses on research, budget, and policy analysis for systemic change anchored in tribally determined priorities and needs. Rainey also brings 23 years of experience in leadership, accounting, and human resource development from the executive level of a small community hospital.