Buffy Sainte-Marie
American musician
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| March 2025 | Sainte-Marie had multiple prestigious awards rescinded, including the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, Polaris Music Prizes, Juno Awards, and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction, due to being deemed ineligible as a non-Canadian citizen. |
| February 7 2025 | Government of Canada officially published the document confirming Sainte-Marie's removal from the Order of Canada. |
| January 3 2025 | Governor General Mary Simon removed Sainte-Marie from the Order of Canada. |
| November 2023 | Following the award of an International Emmy to the documentary about her life, Buffy Sainte-Marie stated that she had been told by her mother that she was adopted and Native, but that she had no documentation regarding her origins. |
| November 2023 | Buffy Sainte-Marie deleted all claims of being Cree and born on the Piapot First Nation from her official website. |
| November 8 2023 | The University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning issued a statement regarding the ancestry issues of Buffy Sainte-Marie and announced they were deciding on the next steps regarding her honorary degree. |
| October 27 2023 | The CBC's The Fifth Estate aired an investigation that contradicted Sainte-Marie's claims of Indigenous ancestry, revealing her birth certificate and detailing her origins as listed under her Caucasian parents. |
| August 3 2023 | Sainte-Marie issued a statement announcing her retirement from live performances due to health concerns. |
| 2022 | The documentary film 'Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On' by Madison Thomas was released. |
| 2022 | The National Arts Centre staged 'Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker,' a tribute concert featuring musicians performing her songs. |
| 2022 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded the TIFF Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media. |
| 2021 | Canada Post issued a stamp honoring Buffy Sainte-Marie. |
| 2020 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was honored with the Canadian Music Week Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award. |
| 2020 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received the Polaris Heritage Prize for her song 'It's My Way!'. |
| 2019 | Received two notable awards: the PARO Inaugural Women Voice Award and continued her humanitarian recognition with a Juno Award (terminated in 2025). |
| 2019 | Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | Received two significant awards: the PARO Inaugural Women Voice Award and continued recognition for her humanitarian work, with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award extended. |
| 2019 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received the PARO Inaugural Women Voice Award. |
| 2019 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Toronto. |
| 2019 | Buffy Sainte-Marie's song 'The Circle Game' was featured in the film 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'. |
| 2019 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. |
| 2019 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada, having previously been named an Officer in 1997. |
| November 29 2019 | A 50th-anniversary edition of Sainte-Marie's 1969 album 'Illuminations' was released on vinyl by Concord Records. |
| 2018 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie University. |
| 2018 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded the Indigenous Music Awards for Best Folk Album for 'Medicine Songs.' |
| 2018 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received the Juno Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year for her album 'Medicine Songs.' |
| 2017 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Lethbridge. |
| 2017 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded the Juno Humanitarian Award, recognized as the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. |
| 2017 | Buffy Sainte-Marie stated that she does not hold a Canadian passport and is a US citizen. |
| 2017 | Sainte-Marie released the single 'You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)' in collaboration with Tanya Tagaq. |
| 2017 | Buffy Sainte-Marie released the album 'Medicine Songs'. |
| 2016 | Sainte-Marie toured North America with her band, including members Mark Olexson, Anthony King, Michel Bruyere, and Kibwe Thomas. |
| 2016 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Vancouver Island University. |
| 2015 | Buffy Sainte-Marie released the album 'Power in the Blood'. |
| September 21 2015 | 'Power in the Blood' was named the winner of the 2015 Polaris Music Prize. |
| May 22 2015 | Sainte-Marie made a television appearance on Democracy Now! to discuss her album 'Power in the Blood' and her musical and activist career. |
| 2012 | Awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, which was later revoked in 2025. |
| 2012 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of British Columbia. |
| 2012 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. |
| 2010 | Buffy Sainte-Marie was honored with the Governor General's Performing Arts Award. |
| 2010 | Buffy Sainte-Marie received three honorary degrees: an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Ontario College of Art and Design, an Honorary Doctor of Music from Brandon University, and an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wilfrid Laurier University. |
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