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Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson (1999)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Dana Heinz Perry
  • Profile picture of Robbie Robertson
    Self - Mohawk/Cayuga Robbie Robertson
  • Profile picture of Rita Coolidge
    Self - Cherokee Rita Coolidge
  • Profile picture of John Trudell
    Self - Santee Sioux John Trudell
  • Profile picture of Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
    Self - Sioux Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
  • Profile picture of Derek Miller
    Self - Six Nations musician Derek Miller
  • Profile picture of Buffy Sainte-Marie
    Self - Cree (archive footage) Buffy Sainte-Marie
  • Profile picture of Leonard Peltier
    Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage) Leonard Peltier
  • Profile picture of Dennis Banks
    Self - AIM leader (archive footage) Dennis Banks

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