Buffy Sainte-Marie Indigenous Identity Questioned by CBC Documentary

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Buffy Sainte-Marie, a woman with long hair, standing on a red carpet while her Indigenous identity is questioned by CBC Documentary.

A new Canadian Broadcast Corporation investigation calls into question the Indigenous identity of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie. It’s already opened up a broad conversation about identity and appropriation.

The bombshell investigation aired Friday (Oct. 27) on the YouTube channel of the program The Fifth Estate and will be available to stream on CBC Gem starting at 9 p.m. tonight.

Sainte-Marie is one of Canada’s most decorated musicians. The artist and activist has won the Polaris Music Prize, multiple Juno Awards, an Academy Award for Best…