I was that little 5-year-old girl who sat and listened to every song of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s first album. It was an LP full of songs like “The Universal Soldier” and “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone.” I ...

Canadian documentary series 'The Fifth Estate' is expected to air an investigation into the ancestry of the singer-songwriter, considered to be the first Indigenous Academy Award winner, on Friday. By ...

It’s easy to make the case that everyone needs to know about Buffy Sainte-Marie. After all, she’s one of the most important living singer-songwriters, she’s been a lifelong advocate for Indigenous ...

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree musician, artist and activist, has always been ahead of the pack. For six decades, she has fought for Indigenous rights and visibility through her work. She spoke out ...

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has had her recognition from Canada's Juno Awards and Polaris Music Prize revoked after acknowledging she is not Canadian. Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has had two ...

For the past four decades, singer and songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been hailed as the first Indigenous person ever to win an Oscar, for co-writing the song "Up Where We Belong" for the film An ...

Over a career spanning six decades, Cree musician, artist and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie has used her platform to campaign for Indigenous and women’s rights and inspired multiple generations of ...

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back against the CBC investigation that questions her Indigenous ancestry, claiming that the proof presented is rooted in fabrications. In a lengthy ...

When there were few other Indigenous celebrities in the spotlight, there was Buffy Sainte-Marie. The celebrated singer-songwriter rose to prominence during the folk revival of the 1960s, building a ...

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 ...

It's no easy feat to summarize the influential life of Buffy Sainte-Marie — an award-winning singer and songwriter, Indigenous-rights activist, children's-book author, former Sesame Street star, ...

She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” makes the case for her continued importance. By Lindsay ...