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  • Oscar-winning singer is sensationally stripped of the Order of Canada honor after 'lying about her heritage'

    02/09/2025 12:05:10 PM PST · by RummyChick · 104 replies
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    Legendary singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has been sensationally stripped of her honors title after allegedly 'lying about her heritage.' The 83-year-old Oscar-winning singer has been stripped of her prestigious Order of Canada following explosive claims she fabricated her Indigenous heritage. The Order of Canada - bestowed upon more than 7,600 people since 1967 - represents the highest of recognition for 'extraordinary contributions to the nation.' The star, who won an Academy Award for co-writing 'Up Where We Belong,' had been awarded the Order of Canada in 1997 for her supposed work championing Indigenous causes. The decision, quietly published in Canada Gazette...