Need help making sense of the whole Buffy Sainte-Marie situation? Here are some links to investigate

November 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The big cultural controversy involves the authenticity of Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry, something that was brought into question by a CBC Fifth Estate investigation. Was she in fact born to an American couple of Italian heritage? The whole thing is a powder keg for obvious reasons. Here are some links (kindly provided by Oreo) that you may wish to investigate.

First, the Fifth Estate report.

Here’s a CBC National report.

Now let’s look at some various commentaries and analysis.

First Nations professors say Sainte-Marie story raises valid questions about artist’s Indigeneity.
This raises complicated questions.
More questions.
Buffy’s response.

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