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Junos and Polaris Prize Release Statements on Buffy Sainte-Marie's Awards Following Order of Canada Cancellation • Feb. 12, 2025, 7:42 AM ET (Billboard Canada)
Buffy Sainte-Marie Loses Order of Canada After Indigenous Ancestry Investigation • Feb. 11, 2025, 3:14 AM ET (The Hollywood Reporter)
Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is stripped of a prestigious Canadian honor • Feb. 9, 2025, 7:08 AM ET (NPR)
Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by Governor General • Feb. 8, 2025, 5:01 AM ET (CBC)

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Also Known As Beverly Sainte-Marie
Born February 20, 1941 or February 20, 1942
Notable Works “Cod’ine” • “Coincidence (and Likely Stories)” • “Illuminations” • “It’s My Way!” • “Medicine Songs” • “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone” • “Power in the Blood” • “Universal Soldier” • “Up Where We Belong”

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