Heritage Testimonies

December 19, 2007

Red Nation Celebration
9428 Reseda Blvd.
North Ridge, CA 91324
ATTN: Joanelle Romero People See This Woman

Dear Joanelle,

First of all, I would like to express how much my TV crew and I had at the first annual Red Nation Celebration, Pau’ Wau.  I personally found the event to be well-organized, rich and a rewarding cultural experience. Thank you for allowing BNV News to cover the event in detail.

I especially enjoyed the camaraderie among all who attended. There was a special kind of peace that thrived through out the park that day. It was a pleasant sight to see all the nations of Native Americans express there love and respect for each other. I hope one day we can live in a world where all the nations would experience what took place at the Red Nation Celebration.

During the preview of the edited version of Red Nation Celebration Pau’ Wau DVD, members of the production had tears rolling down their face. The sound of the drum, the cultural prayer dances, and the love the people have for their cultural and the earth was a very emotional scene.

I hope you and your staff will enjoy the 20:00 presentation as much as we have making it. Feel free to contact me if you have any future programs and events. We would love to attend.

Again, Thank you for allowing us to be apart of your event.

Andre’ Alporter
BNV News
Producer/Director

osiyo hello in cherokee my name is Sandra Beasley. I am a unenrolled Cherokee Non Freeman African American White woman from Cleveland ohio. I just want to say how much I love your web site it's so senational! it's so wonderful! it rocks! I love home home on the rez it's so great! I would like to help to see Jonalle 's dream of having the first native tv station on the air! non corpately onwed and operated and so everyone where ever you have cable on not can see it. Even over the internet all over the world! How can I help? wa'do thank you in Cherokee and my prayers are with you Jonaelle and all those at rednation.com

American Indians have every right to despise white folks and curse us, rather than bless us. And yet, there are leaders like Romero who boggle the typical pedestrian mind. Thank goodness there are other people like Nelson Mandela, a prime example of forgiveness in action. He had every right to call for a blood bath when he was finally released from prison in South Africa. Romero stands on mighty global shoulders. Mandela-like, she too calls for “oneness,” love and what she describes as “female energy.”

Romero’s response to this interview ….

I’m sure people thought that by giving us our long over due “heritage month” that that would provoke anger perhaps violence but instead it produced hope and pride back to our native indigenous communities. That in turn launched the largest movement to date of cultural understanding, accountability, it instilled native pride and promoted that Indian country is strong today, this kind of energy and hope hasn’t happened in our native communities since the days of Wavoka and the Ghost Dance, said Joanelle Romero.

Rika Powaukee

"I was happy to attend on behalf of Governor Schwarzenegger. It was a great event, the speakers and presentations were very inspirational."

ATTENDED "RED NATION HERITAGE BALL"

it is great that you are doing this for our people. hopefully this will help us awaken our spirits and unite us with a stronger bond. may this help our people bring understanding to the world. may this awaken the spirits of all arrogant men to be humble and may their hatred be vanished with their spirit found. we are ALL of one blood; we are ALL of one body; we are ALL brothers....

WITH THE RED NATION CELEBRATION, WE COME ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE MENDING OF THE SACRED HOOP.

Dear Joanelle

How are you? I am still on a high from yesterdays water ceremony. I just didn't want to leave, I felt really connected. Thank you.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

ATTENDED "RED NATION RESPECTING OF LIFE WATER CEREMONY" AND "RED NATION HERITAGE BALL" AND "MAYOR RECEPTION."

Ms. Romero

I wanted to take time to tell you are someone who is to be admired. Everyone says we should to do this or that for the community but no one has and you did.

Thanks again.

ATTENDED "MAYOR RECEPTION"

WOW! What a GREAT night of comedy, I loved it!!! Thank you all for letting us all hear some wonderful Native humor. Another high point for me was meeting Ms. Romero, who I have loved since "Powwow Highway". Keep up the good work. Thanks again.

ATTENDED "RED NATION NATIVE COMEDY JAM NIGHT"

Joanelle,

Thank you for all that you are doing. it is much appreciated and needed. Thank you for thinking of me and giving me the honor of hosting last night's Red Nation Comedy Jam at The Improv.

Please let me know if you need anything else.

Many Blessings

HOSTED "RED NATION NATIVE COMEDY JAM NIGHT, RED NATION CONCERT SERIES AT AMOEBA, RED NATION HERITAGE BALL."  

Very excited to hear about all these accomplishments for Native American heritage month - good job Joanelle and company!

I heard you speak at Puvunga on Sat. Oct. 7th 2006. You are doing great work for all of the people. Thank you. You had mentioned acting classes for Native American children. I would like to know more about this.

My daughter is taking some drama classes at her school. She sounded interested when you talked about the classes. Could you please email some us more information. Thank you very much and we pray all will go well for Native American Month.

Red Nation is a great site for the 21st Century. My birthday is on November 9th-10th and I celebrate this month with spiritual joy.

HI Joanelle

I had the opportunity to meet you at the Tsayatoh Sun Dance last summer. We check out you wsite often and continue to be inspired with hope just by seeing the work you do and the incredible projects.

In Peace and may we walk in beauty....

Hi Joanelle,

Just watched the whole "Home, Home on the Rez" pilot without sound (I think it's the computer)....what a trip to see little Sage and my old friend Geraldine Harvey....thought I'd let you know that she died this past June, one week short of her 90th birthday. The site looks GREAT....."hey" to Rain and Sage...

Happy/Merry Holidays/Christmas/Solstice/Hannukah/Kwanzaa..

Greetings Sister,

This site is a beautiful tribute to your dedication and perserverence. I know how much effort it has taken for you to build this exciting concept.

My eyes cried with love and joy to know you are here on the Red Road, Mother Earth and Father Sky

Bless you

wakantamrapieawastepi

ATTENDED "RED NATION CONCERT SERIES AT AMOEBA"