Joanelle Romero is an American humanitarian, filmmaker, actress,
recording artist and entrepreneur of Native American descent. She is
the founder/CEO of Red Nation Television Network. In 2007 she was
designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's
History Project.Joanelle Romero was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
in 1957. She was raised in Los Angeles, California. She identifies as
being of Apache, Cheyenne, and Sephardic Jewish descent.In 1991 Romero
founded Spirit World Productions, a Native American television, film
and music production company. She was inspired to create Spirit World
Productions due to the lack of Native voice in the entertainment
industry. Spirit World released American Holocaust: When It’s All
Over I’ll Still Be Indian, a documentary film narrated by Ed Asner.
Romero directed, produced, wrote and scored the music for the film
that compares the Holocaust with the United States governments
treatment of American Indians and the lasting effects on contemporary
culture.Joanelle Romero founded the nonprofit organization Red Nation
Celebration (RNC) in 1995 with the goal of exploring, presenting and
promoting Native American performing arts internationally. In 2006 she
founded Red Nation Media Internet and Television Channel with all
Native American programming. In 2005 she was the recipient of the
Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for "the vision to see the
truth…and the courage to speak it." Romero started the first Native
American Heritage Month in Los Angeles in November 2005, garnering her
the title "The First Lady" of American Indian Heritage Month.
recording artist and entrepreneur of Native American descent. She is
the founder/CEO of Red Nation Television Network. In 2007 she was
designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's
History Project.Joanelle Romero was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
in 1957. She was raised in Los Angeles, California. She identifies as
being of Apache, Cheyenne, and Sephardic Jewish descent.In 1991 Romero
founded Spirit World Productions, a Native American television, film
and music production company. She was inspired to create Spirit World
Productions due to the lack of Native voice in the entertainment
industry. Spirit World released American Holocaust: When It’s All
Over I’ll Still Be Indian, a documentary film narrated by Ed Asner.
Romero directed, produced, wrote and scored the music for the film
that compares the Holocaust with the United States governments
treatment of American Indians and the lasting effects on contemporary
culture.Joanelle Romero founded the nonprofit organization Red Nation
Celebration (RNC) in 1995 with the goal of exploring, presenting and
promoting Native American performing arts internationally. In 2006 she
founded Red Nation Media Internet and Television Channel with all
Native American programming. In 2005 she was the recipient of the
Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award for "the vision to see the
truth…and the courage to speak it." Romero started the first Native
American Heritage Month in Los Angeles in November 2005, garnering her
the title "The First Lady" of American Indian Heritage Month.
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