Juno Awards, Polaris Music Prize rescind Buffy Sainte-Marie's wins
It's My Way!, Sainte-Marie's first album, received the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize designation in 2020, an honour given to Canadian albums released before the Polaris Music Prize launched in 2006. The most recent winners of the heritage prize include Jackie Mittoo and Tegan and Sara.
Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not Canadian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.
Juno, Polaris music awards revoked from Buffy Sainte-Marie
Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.
More Buffy Sainte-Marie Canadian Honors Rescinded After She Confirms Lack Of Citizenship – Update
Marie's confirmation that she is not a Canadian citizen continues as two prestigious arts honors have been rescinded.
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Polaris Music Prize, Juno Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction
The Polaris Prize said that the singer-songwriter is not a Canadian citizen, while the organization that administers the Junos said she doesn't meet the eligibility requirements.
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Juno, Polaris music awards
Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.
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