Buffy Sainte-Marie to Lose Juno Award Honors Following Indigenous Ancestry Investigation
American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of more Canadian music awards and honors.
On Friday, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said it was revoking the Juno Awards and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame prizes earlier given to the Oscar winner. The move follows a 2023 investigation by the CBC’s The Fifth Estate series that alleged Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native throughout her 60-year career.
The singer-songwriter earlier this week confirmed she had returned her Order of Canada honor – the country’s highest civilian honor – after she confirmed she’s an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, but insisted she had been adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan. In a statement, Caras confirmed Sainte-Marie was American, making her ineligible for Canadian music prizes and honors.
“Following a thorough review, consultations with the Caras Indigenous Music Advisory Committee,...
On Friday, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said it was revoking the Juno Awards and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame prizes earlier given to the Oscar winner. The move follows a 2023 investigation by the CBC’s The Fifth Estate series that alleged Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native throughout her 60-year career.
The singer-songwriter earlier this week confirmed she had returned her Order of Canada honor – the country’s highest civilian honor – after she confirmed she’s an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, but insisted she had been adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan. In a statement, Caras confirmed Sainte-Marie was American, making her ineligible for Canadian music prizes and honors.
“Following a thorough review, consultations with the Caras Indigenous Music Advisory Committee,...
- 3/7/2025
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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