The Creative Enterprise by Natives delivering to all people the stories that shape our world is the longest-running Native Women-Led Indigenous Media Arts and Cultural non-profit enterprise in the history of the entertainment industry.
The Plateros
Noah Watts
Governor Joe Garica – President of National Congress of American Indian
Montano Rain (Matrix Reloaded)
Sage Galesi (Awarding winning Actress Starred in the mini-series
Dreamkeeper & Steven Spielberg/TNT “Into the West”)
Joanelle Romero
BlackFire
Randy Castillo – former drummer for Ozzy Osborne
Joanne Shenandoah – Grammy Award winner
Diane Shenandoah
Joy Harjo with Poetic Justice
Joy Harjo
Thais Albert
Julian B.
Lucie Idlout
Derek Miller
Irene Bedard
Martha Redbone
Russell Means
RedBone – Grammy Nominee
Aaron White (SkyChasers) – Grammy
Quese IMC
Gary Framer
Litefoot
Kashin
Bill Miller – Grammy
Robert Mirbal – Grammy
Barbara Williams
Edward Albert, Jr.
Michael Spears
Eddie Spears
MasterPeace
Cherokee Rose
Star Nayea
Burning Sky
Boys for the Rez
Sundance
Andrew Ahsona
Geraldine Barney
Donna Concha
SC Kool
(over the years)
John Paul Getty III
Solomon Burke
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Wallace Black Elk
Randy Castillo (former drummer to Ozzy, Lita Ford, Morley Crue)
George Harrison (Beatle)
Rick Danko (The Band)
Allan Houser (Artist)
HONOREES (over the years)
Elizabeth Taylor
Don & Theda Keel
Randy Castillo
Skywalkers (American Indian Men Who Built the Twin Towers)
Navajo Code Talkers
Edward Albert Jr. (Commissioner of American Indian Affairs for the State
of California)
Mike Smith, Founder of American Indian Film Festival
Tom Bee, Founder of SOAR Records
Richard Brown – Toys R Us
(over the years)
Phillip M. Hauzous -Traditional Flute – returning artist
Joseph Lam Medicine Robe – Traditional Flute – returning artist
Joseph Fire Crow – Traditional Flute – returning artist – Grammy
(over the years)
Mati Waiya Ceremonial Elder– Chumash Nation
Montano Rain – Apache/Cheyenne Nations
Pete Catches – Lakota Spiritual Leader
Jimmy Castillo – Tongva Spiritual Leader
Chief Crazy Bull – Lakota Spiritual Leader
Chief Norman Tulley – Sundancer & Sundance Leader
John Funmaker – Community Spiritual Leader
Sagna Grant – Actor/Traditional Dancer/Elder
Christine Padilla – Lakota
Lance King – relative of Frank Fools Crow/nephew to Chief Arvol Looking
Horse
(over the years)
The American Indian Dance Theatre
The American Indian Dance Company
Ben Wolf & Traditional Dancers
Dinetah Dancers
Red Hand Dancers
(over the years)
Ben Shortly – Navajo
Michael Horse
Ikosky
Murdock Mojado
Montano Rain
(over the years)
David Bowie Band / Tony Sales
Rick Auerbach Assessor Proclamation (read by Carol Wong Quan)
Los Angeles Mayor’s Proclamation (read by Irene Bedard)
Tal Finney (Advisor to Gray Davis)
Santa Fe Mayor Debbie Jaramillo
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles Councilmember Bill Rosendahl
Rick Auerbach Assessor Proclamation (read by Carol Wong Quan)
Former Senator Tom Hayden
Troy Garity
Ally Walker
Esai Morales
Poppy Montgomery
Barry Goldberg
Sally Kirkland
Edward Albert Jr.
Gary Busey
(over the years)
Edward James Olmos
Vic Bulluck (NAACP)
Peter Coyote
Dan Aykroyd
Tony Sales – David Bowie Band
Julie Christensen
Steven Collins & The 7th Band
Peter York – The Monkeys
Gary Busey
Tony Sales
Lee Butterfield – Paul Butterfields Son
Avarice
Chris Douglas
Bray Ghiglia
(over the years)
Chief Oren Lyons
Edward Albert Jr.
Peter Coyote
Shannon and Shauna Baker (The Baker Twins)
Michael Horse
Jay Tavera
Vanessa Brown
Larry Sellers t
Carrie Dunn Anderson
Chris Lawford
Catherline Carlen
Sheriyln Fenn
Sally Kirkland
Edd Hall
Shadoe Stevens
Elaine Miles
Conroy Chino of KOB-TV 4
Suzan Shown Harjo
(over the years)
Hershel Dayzie – Dine Nation
Pierson Nunez – Acjachemen Nation
Moses Bring Plenty – Cheyenne River/Sioux Nations
Clayson Benally of Blackfire – Dine Nation
Red Nation Celebration Traditional Drum – returning artist
The Mankillers (all women drum group) – returning artist
Two Red Skins and One Yellow Man – returning artist
The Taos Singers
White Buffalo Singers/Drum – returning artist
Red Hand Singers/Drum – – returning artist
Wild Horse Singers
We are the longest standing Native women-led, Indigenous media, arts and cultural nonprofit enterprise in the City of Los Angeles, since 1995 serving Indian Country and the entertainment industry. RNCI mission replaces racist, erasive American Indian stereotypes with recognition, new vision, arts, culture and economic prosperity by placing American Indian & Indigenous Filmmakers at the forefront of the entertainment industry while amplifying cinematic excellence with an emphasis on initiatives for Native women, girls, and youth.
Creating systemic change through the arts and media. Storytelling is what we do. We have increased the visibility of American Indian & Indigenous filmmakers and communities through our ground-breaking year round programs, initiatives, events in creating content with the revitalized vision of our own narrative as contemporary people. We work in a variety of media platforms and educational institutions, in conjunction with partners from around the world.
RNCI’s legacy is rich with cultural excellence. Our leadership actively implements a vision for the future of cinema: one in which American Indian perspectives are authentically pictured, recognized, and valued in a way that promotes strong Native identities, economic outcomes, equity, and wellness for our communities. We deliver increased representation of Native peoples in popular culture, both in front and behind the camera with our Film Festivals, RNCI Crew, a Native Studies Center at USC and Red Nation Television Network the first media streaming company, predating Netflix and others.
The Creative Enterprise by Natives Delivering to All People the Stories that Shape our World.
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