Buffy Sainte-Marie, 81, poses for a portrait outside the CBC Broadcast Centre, in Toronto, on Jun. 16, 2022.
The federal government's official publication posted the notice Friday evening, indicating that Governor General Mary Simon ordered the termination of Sainte-Marie's appointment on Jan. 3.Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada has been terminated, nearly three decades after she was appointed in 1997.The investigation, from Oct. 27, 2023, found Sainte-Marie's birth certificate, which says she was born in 1941 in Massachusetts.
"Being an 'Indian' has little to do with sperm tracking and colonial record keeping: it has to do with community, culture, knowledge, teachings, who claims you, who you love, who loves you and who's your family," said Sainte-Marie, in a written statement to The Canadian Press. Chuck Thompson, a CBC spokesperson, defended the broadcaster and the story, saying the evidence was fairly presented.
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