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Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC (born Beverly Jean Santamaria; February 20, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social activist. Sainte-Marie's singing and writing repertoire includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism.
Nov 23, 2023 · Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on a recent CBC News investigation that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity. The iconic...
Aug 3, 2023 · Buffy Sainte-Marie regrets to announce her retirement from live performance. NEWS
Oct 27, 2023 · Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter's own family and an extensive CBC investigation.
Nov 29, 2023 · Sainte-Marie is the latest high-profile figure accused of lying about being Indigenous — similar controversies arose in recent years around actor Sacheen Littlefeather, author Joseph Boyden...
May 6, 2024 · Buffy Sainte-Marie (born February 20, 1941/42, Piapot Reserve, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist, political activist, and visual artist known especially for her use of music to promote awareness of issues affecting Native Americans.
Sep 2, 2008 · Buffy Sainte-Marie is a pioneering and influential singer-songwriter. Since the early 1960s, she has identified as Cree from the Piapot First Nation in Saskatchewan. She was an important figure in the Greenwich Village and Toronto folk music revivals in the 1960s, and is perhaps best known for her 1964 anti-war anthem “Universal Soldier.”
Feb 8, 2019 · Buffy Sainte-Marie has been making music since she was three years old. On Feb. 20, the prolific and inspiring Canadian legend turns 75, and we're thrilled to celebrate her...
Over the course of her sixty year career, Buffy Sainte-Marie has inspired multiple generations of musicians, artists and activists. Since her groundbreaking debut album It’s My Way! in 1964, this powerful, natural singer/songwriter has steadfastly maintained her unique style and path, often ahead of the times in her use of subject matter and ...
Nov 21, 2022 · Buffy Sainte-Marie Broke Boundaries in Folk. A Documentary Tells Her Story. She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar.
