Buffy Sainte-Marie
Born | February 20, 1941 |
Hometown | Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States |
Net worth | $3 million |
Height | 5'1" (1.54m) |
Spouse | Jack Nitzsche |
Children | Dakota 'Cody' Starblanket Wolfchild |
Parents | Winifred Sainte-Marie, Albert Sainte-Marie |
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Lily Gladstone Is First Native American Oscar Nominee
- Native American characters have been depicted in the movies since the dawn of Hollywood, but in 2024 an actual Native American actor has finally been nominated for an Academy Award. Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet/Nimiipuu) has been a frontrunner all season for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and on Tuesday morning she …
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Buffy Sainte-Marie says CBC investigation into ancestry includes fabrications
"I have never lied about my identity."
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Pushes Back Against CBC Investigation Questioning Her Indigenous Ancestry
Buffy Sainte-Marie says a CBC News investigation that questioned her Indigenous heritage is an attack on her character, life and legacy. “Being an ‘Indian’ has little to do with sperm tracking and colonial record keeping: it has to do with community, culture, knowledge, teachings, who claims you, who you love, who loves you and who’s your …
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Says CBC Investigation Into Ancestry Includes Fabricated Evidence: “These Allegations Do Not Shake Me”
Buffy Sainte-Marie is addressing the claims made in CBC’s The Fifth Estate that she has been fraudulently posing as a Native American over the course of her 60-year career. The documentary episode on the Canadian network series included interviews with Sainte-Marie’s family members who she says she doesn’t know and a birth certificate of hers …
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International Emmy Awards: Martin Freeman, Amazon’s ‘La Caída,’ Netflix’s ‘The Empress’ Among Top Winners
Turkish telenovela “Yargi,” German miniseries “The Empress,” Mexican drama “La Caída” and actor Martin Freeman were among the top winners at the 51st annual International Emmy Awards, held Monday at the New York Hilton Midtown. All told, the International Emmys recognized TV programs from across the continents, with strong showings from the U.K. and Australia. …
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What to know about the fake identity claims surrounding Canadian singer Buffy Sainte-Marie
Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is among Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous icons. Her 60-year-long career coincided with singers such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and earned her Canada’s highest civilian honor. However, the 82-year-old’s Indigenous origins have come under scrutiny after an extensive Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation exposed a series of apparent fabrications…
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Indigenous roots controversy rocks Canada First Nations
New documentary threatens to tarnish folk singer’s reputation as a cultural icon who fought tirelessly for social justice movements
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Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous ancestry questioned as birth certificate emerges
An investigation has cast doubt over Canadian folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims of native North American ancestry.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous Identity Questioned in New Report; Oscar-Winning Songwriter Calls Allegations ‘Traumatic’ and ‘Deeply Hurtful’
A new Canadian Broadcast Corporation investigation has raised questions about the Indigenous identity of Buffy Sainte-Marie. The singer-songwriter, considered to be the first Indigenous Oscar winner for co-writing the song “Up Where We Belong” from 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman,” has long claimed she was born on a Piapot Cree reservation in 1941 in …
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Buffy Sainte-Marie, Academy Award-Winning Songwriter, Has Indigenous Roots Questioned In CBC Report
A detailed investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has raised questions about the indigenous persona of singer/songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. Sainte-Marie has been feted as the first Indigenous person to win an Academy Award for cowriting the song Up Where We Belong for the film An Officer and a Gentleman. Sainte-Marie, 82, has claimed that she …
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CBC Investigation Says Buffy Sainte-Marie Has Falsely Claimed Her Native Identity
CBC newsmagazine The Fifth Estate has aired its Buffy Sainte-Marie exposé. The hourlong documentary episode, presented by senior investigative reporter Geoff Leo, alleges that the singer-songwriter — considered the first Indigenous winner of an Academy Award — has been fraudulently posing as Native throughout her 60-year career. While the specifics about Sainte-Marie’s background varied as …
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