Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Original title: Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
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1/1/1999
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1h 5min
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Synopsis
This doc explores "The Band" guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson's Native American background. Half Mohawk on his mother's side, the film follows him back to the Six Nations reservation in Ontario where he spent summers growing up and picked up his first guitar. The resulting album, "Contact From the Underworld of Red Boy", draws on his childhood First Nation influences and includes musical collaborations wth Native artists such as John Trudell, Rita Coolidge and Buffy Ste Marie.
Direction: Dana Heinz Perry
Cast

Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga

Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee

John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Self - Sioux

Derek Miller
Self - Six Nations musician