
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.
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson was directed by Dana Heinz Perry.
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson runs for 1h 5min, and was released in 1999.
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