View the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World. First, write a brief summary in 300 words. Later, write a 1.5-page essay answering two questions listed below based on the content of the documentary you watched.
Questions:
1) The film RUMBLE reveals the profound influence that Indigenous culture had on blues,
jazz, and rock music and how that influence has been left out of the story of American
music. Why is it so important that we learn this history and share it with others? What is
lost when ethnic communities are excluded from the story?
2) “Indigenous people being left out of the story of the music of course has everything to do
with the land,” says Muscogee-Creek poet Joy Harjo in the film. What do you think she
means by that?
3)”Be proud you’re an Indian but be careful who you tell.” That was the advice that
Mohawk musician Robbie Robertson of The Band was given as an aspiring musician. Do
you think this sentiment is relevant today? Has popular culture become more
welcoming for artists of marginalized backgrounds?