ABOUT ETE
Eagle Thunder Enterprises (ETE) is an independent Indigenous company owned and operated by artists. It was founded in 1990 by Robby Romero to support the work of Native Children's Survival, a non-profit Indigenous Peoples Organization in Special Consultive Status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC).
ETE launched its first music picture campaign, IS IT TOO LATE, in January 1990. The campaign was introduced through an international television broadcast, with a preface by Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev, the first President of the Soviet Union, is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his leadership role in ending the Cold War and also the founder and President of Green Cross International. The campaign promotes a nuclear-free sustainable world. The event took place at the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders held in the Kremlin, Moscow.
After its premiere, IS IT TOO LATE was screened at the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City and was broadcast globally on the 20th anniversary of Earth Day. The music was recorded at Island Records Fallout Shelter in London, and the music picture was filmed at the Nipponzan Myohoji Peace Pagoda in Milton Keynes, England, directed by Julien Temple.
ETE played an essential role in introducing Native Rock Music to the music television generation. This was achieved by merging music and activism through a series of award-winning stereotype-breaking Public Service Announcements (PSAs), music pictures, and World Alert film specials produced by Eagle Thunder Pictures. ETE's productions have been broadcast worldwide on various networks and platforms since 1993.
ETE's latest release, BORN ON THE REZ, was produced by multi-Grammy award winner, Don Was, and engineered by multi-Grammy award winner, Ed Cherney, at Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood. The music picture was directed by Robby Romero in solidarity with the Indigenous youth-led movement at Standing Rock. BORN THE REZ was filmed in Indian Country from Sand Creek and Wounded Knee to the Apache Prison at Fort Sill Army post. The music picture was produced with an Indigenous film crew from the Institute of American Indian Arts, and post-production was performed at Dennis Hopper’s El Cortez Theatre in Ranchos de Taos and the University of New Mexico in Taos. Eagle Thunder Pictures currently has several projects in development, and Eagle Thunder Records has new music projects coming in 2024.
OUR MUSIC MOVEMENT
From the heart of Indian Country to MTV to the United Nations, we have created a series of music and film productions that have premiered at Indigenous grassroots gatherings, global events, and broadcasts around the world, generating awareness and support for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Mother Earth, and All Our Relations.
