Buffy Sainte-Marie to Lose Juno Award Honors

Does it make sense to revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's Juno Awards and Polaris Prizes?
Culture critics Marek Tyler and Kim Wheeler discuss whether the award news signals a greater hope for systemic change in the Canadian entertainment industry.
Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not Canadian
More than a year after an investigation disputed the singer's claims of being Cree, she is losing the Canadian recognitions she has received.
Buffy Sainte-Marie to Lose Juno Award Honors Following Indigenous Ancestry Investigation
The Oscar winner is also set to lose two Polaris music prizes after a 2023 CBC program claimed the Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native.
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Juno and Polaris Music Awards Rescinded
Buffy Saint-Marie has had her awards from Canada's two most prestigious organizations rescinded over her confirmation that she is not a citizen.
Buffy Sainte-Marie loses Junos, turfed from Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her Juno and Polaris Music Prize honours and removed from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame following a 2023 CBC News investigation into her claims of Indigenous ancestry.
More Buffy Sainte-Marie Canadian Honors Rescinded After She Confirms Lack Of Citizenship – Update
Marie’s confirmation that she is not a Canadian citizen continues as two of the country’s most prestigious arts honors have been rescinded. According to the CBC today, the singer-songwriter’s Polaris Music Prizes and Juno Awards will be rescinded because she is not Canadian.
Buffy Sainte-Marie loses top Canadian music honours including Junos, Polaris and Hall of Fame induction
Marie's has lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize honours and her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame — a continued unwinding of her legacy as arts organizations respond to a statement from the singer saying she is not Canadian.
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