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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada Is Terminated Following Investigation Into Indigenous Ancestry
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada is terminated over her ancestry claim.
Sainte-Marie is one of the country’s most-celebrated musicians and has been a leader on Indigenous issues for decades, but her reputation has shifted over the last year. In a career spanning six decades, Sainte-Marie has won an Oscar and a Golden Globe (both for co-writing “Up Where We Belong” from An Officer and a Gentleman), the Polaris Music Prize, seven Juno Awards(including four in categories honoring aboriginal or indigenous music), and the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, in addition to her appointment to the Order of Canada. Buffy Sainte-Marie, recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media presented by Participant Media, poses backstage at the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel on September 11, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario.
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