The Canadian government has stripped Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie of her Order of Canada honor. The CBC previously ...

The news comes following a 2023 CBC report that questioned the singer-songwriter’s claims to Indigenous heritage ...

Oscar-winning songwriter and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Buffy Sainte-Marie, known for the anti-war song “Universal Soldier” and stolen-land lament “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Canadian-American singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian honor. “Notice is hereby ...

Marie’s Order of Canada has been terminated. The singer-songwriter was appointed back in 1997, and a reason has not been ...

Oscar-winning songwriter and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Buffy Sainte-Marie, known for the anti-war song “Universal Soldier” and stolen-land lament “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone,” has had her ...

The Canadian government did not share its reasons for the decision, but it follows an investigation that shed doubt on the ...

Buffy Saint-Marie, September 2015 (Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music) Buffy Saint-Marie’s Order of Canada designation has been rescinded, according to a statement published yesterday ...

Buffy Saint-Marie performs at the Americana Music Honors and Awards show in 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. The Oscar-winning singer’s Order of Canada termination was publicly shared on Saturday in ...