Contemporary & Traditional American Indian Living Performing Arts
Experience Excellence in Culture History Tradition Heritage
American Indian Operated Since 1995
Established in 1995, Red Nation Celebration (RNC) is a non profit American Indian organization that premiere’s contemporary and traditional American Indian performing arts of diverse artistic disciplines to the mainstream media and to the global communities to encourage understanding of the cultural traditions, living arts, performing arts, community, modern day issues of the American Indian and the advancement of Indigenous Nations.
Founded in 1995, by Joanelle Romero, RNC started its roots in Santa Fe New Mexico produced during Indian Market; Red Nation was recognized as a groundbreaking concept and became a widely publicized event of national stature. Red Nation has successfully showcased American Indian recording artists, Grammy winners and nominees, and has been a launching pad for numerous American Indian musicians who have been signed to labels since performing at Red Nation’s concerts over the years.
Red Nation Celebration’s “signature event” is a unique experience of cultural diversity through the performing arts and is produced annually four nights before the Grammy Awards. In 2003, RNC became a Grammy Event. RNC concert series is a tool to preserve and record our heritage; an instrument for American Indians and non-Indians alike to erase stereotypes and replace them with positive representations that reflect the diversity of American Indian life and culture.
Red Nation Celebration is an opportunity for Indians and non-Indians in the City of Los Angeles to share the diverse beauty of the American Indian culture.
In 2005, RNC’s 10th year; to further the mission RNC expanded by creating educational out-reach programs such as music workshops, television channel, radio show, youth / environment / music conferences, including traditional healing wellness program for youth.
Now, in its 13th year, RNC is expanding nationally and internationally in order to create opportunities to reach new artists, partnership relations and cultural understanding. Red Nation efforts have been a major factor in bringing American Indian performing arts and artists to the same level of acceptability and respectability as all others honored by the recording and film industry associations.
Red Nation has grown to include in association with The City of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R.Villaraigosa the First Annual American Indian Heritage Month in The City of Los Angeles November 2006 and beyond.
Red Nation Celebration's continued commitment supports excellence in education, self-esteem, healthy lifestyles, community building, empowerment and inspirational opportunities for American youth, and presents positive role models from the arts and entertainment disciplines to under- ivileged youth on the reservations and urban American Indian communities.
Today, RNC is the leading American Indian entertainment entity in the world. RNC is the world’s oldest and most recognized international American Indian performing arts, cultural, educational organization dedicated to Indigenous Nations.
Red Nation Celebration events are supported by American Indian communities, Corporate America, City and Government Funding, Private Foundations, Individuals and the Music and Film Industries. The Annual Red Nation Celebration Concert Series has been acclaimed in such national media as; Billboard Magazine-feature story-Native Special issues, LA Times- Cover Story, Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, Native Peoples, LA Weekly, Indian Country Today, American Indian Report, Texaco Magazine, Daily News, NBC, Canadian Press.
Red Nation Celebration Chapters - Los Angeles * Arizona * New Mexico * South Dakota * Oklahoma * New York
