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

  • NR
  • 01/01/1999 (US)
  • Music, Documentary
  • 1h 5m

Overview

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.

Dana Heinz Perry

Director

Cast

Robbie Robertson's headshot

Robbie Robertson

Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Rita Coolidge's headshot

Rita Coolidge

Self - Cherokee
John Trudell's headshot

John Trudell

Self - Santee Sioux
Benito Concha's headshot

Benito Concha

Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Sharon Burch's headshot

Sharon Burch

Self - Navaho (archive footage)
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman's headshot

Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman

Self - Sioux
Herb Myke's headshot

Herb Myke

Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Doug Myke's headshot

Doug Myke

Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations

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