Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has had two more awards rescinded amid revelations about her heritage and nationality. Canada's prestigious Juno Awards, which recognize musical achievements, ...
For the past year and a half, the indigenous Canadian identity of the veteran folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie has been under serious question. Sainte-Marie claimed Native heritage and took activist ...
The Oscar winner is also set to lose two Polaris music prizes after a 2023 CBC program claimed the Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief American ...
Folk singer and social justice advocate Buffy Sainte-Marie has said she has returned her Order of Canada “with a good heart”, following allegations that she fabricated claims of her Indigenous ...
Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie said she returned her Order of Canada award “with a good heart,” adding that she never lied about her identity. It was the 84-year-old singer’s first statement ...