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Nov 29, 2023 · Sainte-Marie is the latest high-profile figure accused of lying about being Indigenous — similar controversies arose in recent years around actor Sacheen Littlefeather, author Joseph Boyden and...
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Nov 15, 2023 · A recent episode of the CBC's Fifth Estate investigated Buffy Sainte-Marie's claims of indigenous ancestry. Prominent figures in North America have faced allegations in recent years of...
- Nadine Yousif
"In an effort to confirm the “part Micmac” lore, another family member — Sainte-Marie’s younger sister — shared online that she took a commercial DNA test through Ancestry.Com, the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world.
Nov 23, 2023 · Buffy Sainte-Marie is addressing the claims made in CBC’s The Fifth Estate that she has been fraudulently posing as a Native American over the course of her 60-year career.
Oct 30, 2023 · Last week, the CBC's The Fifth Estate released an in-depth exposé on acclaimed singer-songwriter and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie, revealing strong evidence that her long standing claim to being an Indigenous woman who was adopted from the infamous Sixties Scoop was actually a fabrication.
Oct 28, 2023 · The hourlong documentary episode, presented by senior investigative reporter Geoff Leo, alleges that the singer-songwriter — considered the first Indigenous winner of an Academy Award — has...
Nov 23, 2023 · Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity.
