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After penning iconic songs like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” as a member of The Band, Robbie Robertson (Mohawk, Cayuga descent) went on to produce solo albums and major motion picture soundtracks including the upcoming Martin Scorsese film Killers of the Flower Moon. He was the voice narrating the Native America series on PBS. Along the way he crossed paths with a number of Native musicians and admirers.
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Brian Wright-McLeod (Dakota/Anishinabe), author of The Encyclopedia of Native Music and Indigenous musicologist
Pura Fé (Tuscarora Indian Nation and Taino), musician and founding member of the trio Ulali
Ava Hill, former chief of the Six Nations of the Grand River
Elliott Landy, photographer and writer
Murray Porter (Mohawk from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), Juno award-winning musician
Elaine Bomberry (Anishinabe and Cayuga, from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory), radio and television producer and artist manager
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- (Photo: Elliott Landy)
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- (Photo: Elliott Landy)
