Indigenous Canadian star Buffy Sainte-Marie lost one of the most prestigious honors of civilians after the investigation found that she had established Maybe he was not indigenous After all.
2023, News Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBC) conducted an investigation by Sainte-Marie on the basis of public records and interviews, including the alienated members of the songwriter family. The 82 -year -old icon said she was born in the first piapot nation in Saskatchewan and that the white family in Massachusetts adopted her as a newborn, but her birth certificate says she was born as Beverly Jean Santamaria to her parents of Italian and English genus in the United States
The news organization received several documents that seemed to confirm the allegations, including the birth certificate of Sainte-Marie, who says she was born as a white female in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Albert and Winifred Santamaria in 1941.
Sainte-Marie retired against CBC News investigation, claiming she was born to white parents. (Getty Images)
Although Sainte-Marie has repeatedly criticized the investigation as an attack on her, the official publication of the Canadian Government, The Canada Gazette, has announced that her appointment is on the Canadian order was abolished.
“The notice is given that the appointment of Buffy Sainte-Marie was terminated in the Canadian command by a regulation signed by General Governor on January 3, 2025,” Gazette announced on Saturday.
Fox News Digital Came to the Sainte-Marie to comment but has not yet received an answer.
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The command of Canada is considered to be the greatest honor that civilian can earn in the country. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
Sainte-Marie was named by the Canadian command in 1997. Was also considered the first The winner of the indigenous Oscar After winning the Award of the Academy for Best Original Songs for Writing “UP WHOES Wele” from the 1982 movie “Officer and Lord”.
Shortly after the investigation of 2023, Sainte-Marie Published a long statement Calling an investigation “full of errors and omissions” Based on the story “invented [her] abuser and repeat two members [her] alienated family. “
She also claimed that it was “common” for born leaflets that were created by Western governments for indigenous children after being adopted.
Sainte-Marie was named by the Canadian command in 1997. (Getty Images)
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“If you have documented something purely, I’m glad to you. It’s great and nice to hear that you are talking your vine, history and genealogy. But even if your documentation says you are racially pure, you may miss the point. Being a ‘Indian’ It has little to do with the monitoring of sperm and running colonial records: it has to do with the community, culture, knowledge, teachings, who claims you, who you love, who loves you and who is your family, “Sainte -Marie wrote.
Fox News’ Kendall Tietz contributed to this report.
