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More Buffy Sainte-Marie Canadian Honors Rescinded After She Confirms Lack Of Citizenship – Update
Fallout from Buffy Sainte-Marie's confirmation that she is not a Canadian citizen continues as two prestigious arts honors have been rescinded.
Last month, after being stripped of an Order of Canada honor, the singer-songwriter confirmed that she is an American citizen but was adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan. PREVIOUS, February 10: 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. “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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