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

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.

Directing:
  • Dana Heinz Perry

Stars:
Release Date: 1999-01-01
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 65
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Floyd 'Red Cr...
Self - Sioux
Leonard Peltier
Leonard Pelti...
Self - Anishanaabe/Dakota (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robert...
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee
John Trudell
John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux
Derek Miller
Derek Miller
Self - Six Nations musician
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Buffy Sainte-...
Self - Cree (archive footage)
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Self - AIM leader (archive footage)
Cree Summer
Cree Summer
Self
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