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Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped Of Prestigious Order Of Canada Following Ancestry Investigation
Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Canadian-American singer with a large and devoted following of fans and who won a Best Song Oscar for “Up Where We Belong,” has had her prestigious Order of Canada honor terminated following an investigation into her heritage that indicates she is not Indigenous as she has long claimed. The termination was noted […]
Buffy Sainte-Marie Stephen Paniccia and Blair Johannes Buffy Sainte-Marie, the Canadian-American singer with a large and devoted following of fans and who won a Best Song Oscar for “Up Where We Belong,” has had her prestigious Order of Canada honor terminated following an investigation into her heritage that indicates she is not Indigenous as she has long claimed. The termination was noted in a terse announcement in the federal government’s official publication Canada Gazette posted over the weekend. “Notice is hereby given that the appointment of Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada was terminated by Ordinance signed by the Governor General on January 3, 2025.” The date of the announcement was February 8, 2025.
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