An explosive report alleges that singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, who claimed to be the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar, has been faking her heritage. A CBC investigation found that she was born to a white family in Massachusetts, contradicting her claims of Indigenous ancestry. Sainte-Marie has responded, saying she knows who she is. The revelations have caused controversy and betrayal within the Indigenous arts community.
The parentage of Buffy Sainte-Marie, a folk singer known for her activism on behalf of Indigenous people, was questioned after CBC News reported that it had found a birth certificate indicating that she was born to white parents in Massachusetts. https://t.co/Pj4lGuaOJo
Buffy Sainte-Marie did not speak to the CBC, but in video and written statements, she said the woman she called her “growing-up Mom” had told her that she was adopted and was Native. https://t.co/Pj4lGuaOJo
Manitoba's Indigenous arts community grapples with revelations from Buffy Sainte-Marie documentary (@wparker Emily Brass - @CBC) https://t.co/YEJzhXC9xZ
I loved Buffy Sainte-Marie. Now, like many Indigenous people, I feel betrayed by her (@achakos - @TorontoStar) https://t.co/iO9PAQ4DTe
“I don’t know where I’m from or who my birth parents were, and I will never know,” Buffy Sainte-Marie said in a written statement. “Which is why to be questioned in this way today is painful, both for me, and for my two families I love so dearly.” https://t.co/Pj4lGubmyW
😳Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie was born to a white family in Massachusetts. “Indigenous parentage questioned.” @NYTimes https://t.co/nU3102Mnnd
The parentage of Buffy Sainte-Marie, a folk singer known for her activism on behalf of Indigenous people, was questioned after CBC News said it had found a birth certificate indicating that she was born to white parents, not on a Canadian reservation. https://t.co/dpkkWfDgSn
The parentage of Buffy Sainte-Marie, a folk singer known for her activism on behalf of Indigenous people, was questioned after CBC News reported that it had found a birth certificate indicating that she was born to white parents in Massachusetts. https://t.co/Pj4lGubmyW
Buffy Sainte-Marie is Canada's most famous indigenous musician and one of its most prominent left-wing indigenous activists...well, except that she's actually 100% European, has been lying about her heritage for sixty years, and threatened to accuse her brother of sexual abuse if… https://t.co/fcPzltZeBA
I am shocked by allegations that "North by Northwest" leading lady Buffy Sainte-Marie might be yet another Pretendian. I didn't see that one coming. And Buffy Sainte-Marie was so well cast in "On the Waterfront" and "Exodus:" https://t.co/7Vw5seouox https://t.co/zjPjdgmnKw
Famous Native American activist Buffy Sainte-Marie turns out to be pure Italian https://t.co/PBU9XIJU8O
Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous Identity Questioned in New Report; Oscar-Winning Songwriter Calls Allegations 'Traumatic' and 'Deeply Hurtful' https://t.co/Utfwpe7IUb
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Academy Award-Winning Songwriter, Has Indigenous Roots Questioned In CBC Report https://t.co/1onU0EPIKL
Buffy Sainte-Marie, a singer-songwriter who has claimed Indigenous ancestry throughout her career, was reportedly born to a white family, according to a CBC investigation. https://t.co/1UbqpuDQID
CBC Investigation Says Buffy Sainte-Marie Has Falsely Claimed Her Native Identity https://t.co/4cF3SSgrZ3
An explosive new report alleges that Buffy Sainte-Marie, the singer-songwriter hailed as the first Indigenous person ever to win an Oscar, has long faked her heritage. She says, 'I know who I am.' https://t.co/EMZ1tW3uo0
Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? (@gleocbc @RoxannaWoloshyn) Linda Guerriero - @CBC) https://t.co/XL4JiYjsWF