A
Cree member of the
Mikisew Cree First Nation originally from
Conklin, Alberta, he moved to
Fort McMurray as a teenager to complete high school. According to Whiteknife, Iceis Rain helped him to become more secure and confident in himself and his business career, and to heal from his childhood emotional traumas. He later launched the ICEIS Group with interests in health and safety training and environmentally friendly industrial cleaning products. He appeared in the 2013 documentary film
Oil Sands Karaoke, and is depicted on the film's promotional poster. He also produced the film ''God's Acre'' in 2016. He released the EP
The Queen in 2014. and he was the first out gay or
two-spirit person ever to perform live at the ceremony. In 2018, he was featured in the
APTN documentary series
Queen of the Oil Patch. ==References==