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

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.

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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.

Cast

Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee
John Trudell
John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux
Benito Concha
Benito Concha
Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Sharon Burch
Sharon Burch
Self - Navaho (archive footage)
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman
Self - Sioux
Herb Myke
Herb Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Doug Myke
Doug Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Elaine Bomberry
Elaine Bomberry
Self - Ojibway/Cayuga/Six Nations
Derek Miller
Derek Miller
Self - Six Nations musician
Ulali
Ulali
Selves - Indigenous women’s group (archive footage)
Joanne Shenandoah
Joanne Shenandoah
Self Oneida/Iriquois/Haudenosaunee

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