Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by Governor General

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Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of prestigious Canadian honour

‘Universal Soldier’ singer addressed ‘hurtful allegations’ questioning her claims of Indigenous ancestry in 2023

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Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of prestigious Canadian honor

The Canadian government has stripped Buffy Sainte-Marie of one of the country’s highest honors, after a 2023 news report found she had fabricated claims of Indigenous ancestry. The Oscar-winning singer’s Order of Canada termination was publicly shared on Saturday in the Canadian government’s official online publication, the Canada Gazette. Canada’s governor general, Mary Simon, signed off on the action on Jan. 3, according to the notice.In an em…

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Singer-Activist Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped of Order of Canada, the Country’s Most Prestigious Civilian Honor

Buffy Sainte-Marie was stripped of the Order of Canada following reports that the 83-year-old singer-activist fabricated her Indigenous background.

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Singer-Songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped of Order of Canada

The appointment of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada has been terminated by the Governor General. The move was announced in the Canada Gazette, the federal government newspaper. It says the appointment was terminated by an ordinance signed by Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Jan. 3. The move comes after a CBC report in 2023 questioned Sainte-Marie’s indigenous heritage, saying it found a birth certificate that indicated she was …

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This revocation comes more than a year after an investigation that called into question its Aboriginal origins.

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The American singer and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie has lost order. This is apparently because she has allegedly cheated with her identity as an Indian