The Latest Breaking News from Buffy SainteMarie

Musician has had honours revoked after an investigation called her purported Indigenous heritage into question

Musician said she never claimed to be Canadian, following an investigation that called her purported Indigenous heritage into question

New documentary threatens to tarnish folk singer’s reputation as a cultural icon who fought tirelessly for social justice movements

Lori Campbell, a ’60s Scoop survivor and a VP at the University of Regina, challenges the CBC’s motives in their exposé on the questionable Indigenous roots of Buffy Sainte-Marie, legendary singer-songwriter.

This isn’t a story about whether Buffy Sainte-Marie — musical icon, activist, community member and beloved Auntie — is biologically Indigenous. Rather, it’s more important to understand the deep impact a CBC report casting doubts on the singer’s ancestry is having across Indigenous lands — and how the fallout from…

After a 60-year career, Buffy Sainte-Marie recently announced she is hanging up her performing clothes for health-related reasons.

The groundbreaking singer-songwriter discusses government surveillance, her Indigenous identity and a revealing new documentary