Maranda is an attorney and trusted adviser to Tribal Nations and non-native entities nationwide on issues of Federal Indian law, Tribal law, project development and permitting, and Tribal equity metrics associated with ESG, EJ, and Justice40.

Maranda founded Lepwe in 2022 after practicing law for nearly fifteen years and noticing that the general lack of knowledge on the status, rights, and histories of Tribal Nations often created the biggest impediment to successful Tribal engagement. Lepwe works to address that knowledge gap by facilitating trainings on the legal rights and cultural histories of Tribal Nations and assisting projects in the development of purposeful and informed Tribal engagement strategies. Through education, engagement, and equity, Lepwe is building stronger partnerships between Tribal Nations and the non-Native entities that seek to consult, engage, and invest in them.

Maranda is a citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians — one of three contemporary, federally-recognized Tribal Nations of Lenape people. She is also a mother, an adjunct professor at the University of Montana Law School, and a policy fellow at the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.