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

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

1999
1h 5m
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Music Documentary
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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Perry Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1999
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0325775
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Dana Heinz Perry
Director
Dana Heinz Perry
Producer