WE ARE NOT A MOVEMENT
WE ARE A WAY OF LIFE
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ONE EARTH ONE SKY
ONE SUN ONE MOON
RED NATION CELEBRATION INSTITUTE
Creating systemic change through film television in all media.
RED NATION CELEBRATION INSTITUTE
Creating systemic change through film television in all media.
Our first medicine is the sacred water in our mother’s womb. As a collective body of creatives, we will embark on a journey to share Indigenous knowledge as water protectors and environmental stewards of this land, illustrating how these roles manifest on the big screen to raise global awareness for Mother Earth.
ADDRESSING CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH A NATIVE INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE
An innovative think tank within the Entertainment Industry, uniting Native and Indigenous filmmakers, creatives, and communities from around the world. Together, we envision fresh climate narratives and explore the economic potential of green energy for the benefit of all.
It’s the women who are leading the fight to protect and defend water all over the world.
Established in 2003.
“The primary difference between the Western and Indigenous ways of life is that Indians experience and relate to a living universe, whereas western people reduce all things, living or not to objects.”
“Indigenous knowledge has always shown us the way forward. The time to listen - and act - is now.”
A Legacy of Water, Ancestry, and Indigenous Stewardship For generations, the Jicarilla Apache people have maintained a profound relationship with the lands, rivers, and waters of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. This connection is rooted in ancestral knowledge, cultural responsibility, and a way of life that recognizes water as a living relative essential to the survival of communities, ecosystems, and future generations. A historic 1706 journal documenting the Jicarilla Apache presence, agricultural practices, and relationship to these lands and waterways became an important historical record supporting the recognition of the Tribe’s longstanding connection to the region. This legacy contributed to the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-441), which formally recognized the Nation’s water rights and secured a sustainable water allocation to support future generations, economic development, agriculture, and natural resource stewardship. For Joanelle Romero, a descendant of the Jicarilla Apache Llanero Band, this history is not only a matter of record - it is a living connection carried through generations. The story of Jicarilla Apache water rights reflects resilience, cultural continuity, and the enduring responsibility Indigenous Peoples hold to protect the waters that have sustained their ancestors. Water is more than a resource. Water carries memory, identity, ceremony, and life. Indigenous communities have long understood that protecting water means protecting culture, land, and future generations. ONLY ONE WATER honors this ancestral connection and amplifies the Indigenous belief that all water is connected - one water, one planet, one shared responsibility.
“In 53 countries with available data, women and girls spend 250 million hours per day on water collection – over three times more than men and boys,” the UN writes on its website. “The global water crisis affects everyone – but not equally. Where people lack safe drinking water and sanitation close to home, inequalities flourish, with women and girls bearing the brunt. They collect water. They manage water. They care for people made sick by unsafe water. They lose time, health, safety, and opportunities… This makes the water crisis a women’s crisis.”
Together We Can honor Mother Earth and protect the generations yet to come by embracing Indigenous wisdom and living in balance with the natural world. When we safeguard clean water, we protect the source of all life and plant the seeds for a healthier, more sustainable planet for all.
The water that flows through our rivers, springs, lakes, and oceans is the same water that sustains every living being. It nourishes our bodies, our lands, our food systems, our wildlife, and our future generations.
Today, that water is under increasing pressure.
As data centers are rapidly approved and constructed across the country, they require enormous quantities of water and energy to cool servers that power artificial intelligence and digital infrastructure. At the same time, sacred lands continue to be mined, forests are logged at accelerating rates, wildlife habitats are diminished, and industrial systems place growing strain on the natural world.
Why are our water resources being depleted?
Why are sacred sites still being exploited?
Why are ecosystems and wildlife increasingly at risk?
Why are communities becoming more disconnected from local, sustainable ways of living?
Support clean water.
Protect sacred lands.
Preserve biodiversity.
Choose local and sustainable solutions.
Honor Indigenous wisdom.
Together We Can act today for Mother Earth and future generations by honoring Indigenous knowledge and living in balance with the natural world.
When we invest in clean water, we invest in life.
Because there is only one water.
And there is no life without it.
Ways to Take Action
Protecting water begins with everyday choices and collective action. The Only One Water initiative encourages individuals, families, schools, and communities to honor water as a sacred and life-sustaining resource.
There is only one water.
When we protect water, we protect life.
Together We Can honor Mother Earth and safeguard future generations
Artists, Activists, Water Protectors
March August November
WE ARE NOT A MOVEMENT
WE ARE A WAY OF LIFE
TAKE ACTION
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
ONE WATER
ONE EARTH ONE SKY
ONE SUN ONE MOON
HUMANS & ANIMALS ARE EATING PLASTICS ITS IN MOST EVERYTHING – STOP THE USE OF PLASTICS!!!
Microplastics—tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size—have become pervasive in our environment, infiltrating the food chain and posing potential risks to both human and animal health. These particles originate from the breakdown of larger plastic debris and are found in various ecosystems, including oceans, rivers, and soils.
Addressing the pervasive presence of microplastics requires concerted efforts from individuals, industries, and policymakers to safeguard environmental and public health.
Play your role in preserving our planet’s well-being by engaging with the Native Indigenous Narrative.
An initiative by Erin Brockovich · Environmental Advocate
"The RACE to build AI infrastructures is unfolding town by town across America. In some places, data centers are welcomed. In others, they are delayed, contested or abandoned altogether. This MAP captures the real-world footprint of that race — revealing patterns of growth, conflict and uncertainty. I am watching as YOU, the communities show up and speak out. In the famous words of Mark Twain … “The secret of getting ahead is getting started,” so let’s go!
Kicked Off the 28th Red Nation International Film Festival
November 1. 2023
Joanelle Romero Founder, CEO and President of Red Nation Celebration Institute was invited by Holiness Dalai Lama in 2015 to speak and sing on Native Indigenous Women and the Sacredness of Water-Mni Wakan at his 80th Birthday party, reaching globally millions of viewers.
In 2016 – President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey on June 5th to attend the first ‘United State of Women’s Summit’ there Joanelle Romero met with congressional members to address Native Women in Film & Television Initiative. The seeds have been planted.
Joanelle Romero Founder, CEO and President of Red Nation Celebration Institute was invited by Holiness Dalai Lama in 2015 to speak and sing on Native Indigenous Women and the Sacredness of Water-Mni Wakan at his 80th Birthday party, reaching globally millions of viewers.
In 2016 – President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey on June 5th to attend the first ‘United State of Women’s Summit’ there Joanelle Romero met with congressional members to address Native Women in Film & Television Initiative. The seeds have been planted.
Statement
Through the Red Nation International Film Festival, we elevate films that speak truth to power – stories that confront environmental injustice, reject the politics of greed, and honor those on the front lines protecting our land, water, and ecosystems. These filmmakers remind us that humanity must come before profit, and that bold, collective, and non-partisan action is required to safeguard our planet for future generations.
