With questions around Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous ancestry, some people want the Juno Awards to revoke her wins.
Cree journalist Michelle Cyca and Ojibway musician Marc Meriläinen take stock of the industryWith questions around Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous ancestry, some people want the Juno Awards to revoke her wins. about Buffy Sainte-Marie that raised questions about her claim to Indigenous ancestry. Though the musician pushed back against these allegations, it nonetheless created a reckoning around questions of Indigenous identity.
But I think people are trying to figure out how to move on. And I think one thing that I thought about in the aftermath of that was how many Indigenous artists maybe were overlooked because Buffy had such a big spotlight on her. She wasIndigenous musician for so long. And maybe instead of focusing on that, we can think about all the other Indigenous creatives who could be lifted up and get more recognition now that there's a space to fill.
So I think for some people, it's a desire for belonging. They want to belong to a strong cultural group, maybe they're lacking that in their lives. Definitely for other people, it's financial incentives. They see different grants that may be available to them, or they feel that there's less of a pool of applicants in certain programs where they have a better chance of succeeding. Also, I think for some people it's just incorrect family lore.
So these are very interesting times, but I remain optimistic. We're looking out for each other and we're trying to educate non-Indigenous Canadians and everyone alike about certain red flags to look out for. And keep supporting Indigenous artists in your community and across the nation from coast to coast to coast. There's a lot of great talent out there that has yet to be discovered. So let's not let this little bump in the road set us back.
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