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Film: “Rumble” Documentary (Filmmaker Catherine Bainbridge) on Kanopy https://www.rumblethemovie.com/home 15pts Assignment Part 1: Watch the entire documentary “Rumble” about Native American music in its influences. Part 2: Answer the first part question (150 or more words) What is the stated goal of the film? In your opinion, does the film achieve this goal, and why? If it does only in part, please mention more specifically in which parts it succeeds, and where it may fall short.  Part 3: Pick THREE of the following questions to answer. (200 or more words each) 3A. Choose five of the following figures. Give a brief recounting of how these five individuals influenced the musical scene around them. Where were they from? How would you characterize their relationship to their Native American identities? What was special about their artistry? Who did they influence?  Link Ray — Charley Patton — Mildred Bailey — Buffy Sainte-Marie — Jimi Hendrix — Robbie Robertson — Jesse Ed Davis — Steve Salas — Randy Castillo  3B. The film mentions the massacre at Wounded Knee and the role of the Ghost Dance. (Read https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2017/11/james-mooney-recordings-ghost-dance-songs/) of the work of the ethnographer James Mooney and write a short paragraph explaining more specifically what happened at Wounded Knee and the role of dance and song in this pivotal moment in American history.  3C. The film describes several ways that the peoples of African, Mexican and Native American descent intermingled in the early history of the American South. Take note of two of these passages in the film [write down the time marker __:__] that discuss the ways that this mixing of traditions affected performative practices (music, dance etc) and briefly summarize. 3D. Listen to this short interview with Buffy Sainte-Marie. ( https://www.npr.org/2018/09/29/652791230/buffy-sainte-maries-authorized-biography-serves-as-a-map-of-hope ) She corrects Scott Simon, the NPR host, about her Oscar win. Why is this correction important, and not just an issue of empty semantics? Why do you think she makes the distinction between “protest” music and “empowerment” music?