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{{Infobox album
| name       = Music for {{noitalic|The Native Americans}}
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Robbie Robertson]]
| cover      = Musicfornativeamericans.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = October 4, 1994
| recorded   = 1994
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Native American music]], [[World music]]
| length     = 54:17
| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer   = [[Robbie Robertson]]
| prev_title = [[Storyville (album)|Storyville]]
| prev_year  = 1991
| next_title = [[Contact from the Underworld of RedBoy]]
| next_year  = 1998
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-for-the-native-americans-mw0000118845|title=Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble - Music for the Native Americans|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=5 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev2      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robbierobertson/albums/album/116346/review/5946824/music_for_the_native_americans Rolling Stone] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002100256/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/robbierobertson/albums/album/116346/review/5946824/music_for_the_native_americans |date=October 2, 2007 }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev3score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Robbie Robertson: Buyer's Guide|magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]|date=November 2023|page=90}}</ref>
}}
'''''Music for'' The Native Americans''' is a 1994 album by [[Robbie Robertson]], compiling music written by Robertson and other colleagues (billed as the ''Red Road Ensemble'') for the television documentary film ''[[The Native Americans]]''.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q7753233|title=The Native Americans}}</ref>
The album was Robertson's first foray into writing music specifically inspired by his [[Mohawk nation|Mohawk]] heritage. Robertson brought in his son Sebastian Robertson to handle the drums on "Golden Feather", "Skinwalker", "It Is a Good Day to Die" and "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood". His daughter Delphine Robertson sings backing vocals on "Coyote Dance".

==Track listing==
The album is compiled as a soundtrack, being credited to a variety of musicians. Songs listed below are credited to Robertson unless otherwise specified.

# "Coyote Dance" (Jim Wilson, Dave Pickell) – 4:07
# [[Ulali]]: "Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song)" ([[Pura Fé]], Soni Moreno, Jennifer Kreisberg) – 4:17
# "Ghost Dance" (Robertson, Wilson) – 5:12
# "The Vanishing Breed" (Robertson, [[Douglas Spotted Eagle]]) – 4:39
# "It Is a Good Day to Die" (Robertson) – 5:46
# "Golden Feather" (Robertson) – 5:22
# [[Kashtin]]: "[[Akua Tuta]]" ([[Florent Vollant]], [[Claude McKenzie]]) – 4:51
# "Words of Fire, Deeds of Blood" (Robertson) – 4:52
# [[Walela]] (credited as Coolidge): "Cherokee Morning Song" (arranged by Robertson & [[Rita Coolidge]]) – 2:58
# "Skinwalker" (Robertson, [[Patrick Leonard]]) – 5:56
# Ulali and The Silvercloud Singers: "Ancestor Song" (Traditional, Fé, Moreno, Kreisberg) – 2:54
# "Twisted Hair" (Wilson, Dave Carson) <small>with [[Bonnie Jo Hunt]]</small> – 3:23

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Music for'' The Native Americans
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=237}}</ref>
| 62
|-
{{album chart|New Zealand|50|artist=Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble|album=The Native Americans|rowheader=true|access-date=September 12, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|23|artist=Robbie Robertson & the Red Road Ensemble|album=The Native Americans|rowheader=true|access-date=September 12, 2022}}
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1994 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records soundtracks]]
[[Category:Robbie Robertson albums]]
[[Category:Television soundtracks]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Robbie Robertson]]
[[Category:Native American music albums]]


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