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


Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga


Rita Coolidge
Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee
Rita Coolidge
Self - Cherokee


John Trudell
John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux
John Trudell
Self - Santee Sioux
Benito Concha
Benito Concha
Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Benito Concha
Self - Benito Concha (archive footage)
Sharon Burch
Sharon Burch
Self - Navaho (archive footage)
Sharon Burch
Self - Navaho (archive footage)


Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Self - Sioux
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Self - Sioux
Herb Myke
Herb Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Herb Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Doug Myke
Doug Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Doug Myke
Self - Robbie's cousin; Cayuga/Six Nations
Elaine Bomberry
Elaine Bomberry
Self - Ojibway/Cayuga/Six Nations
Elaine Bomberry
Self - Ojibway/Cayuga/Six Nations


Derek Miller
Derek Miller
Self - Six Nations musician
Derek Miller
Self - Six Nations musician
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