Folk singer and social justice advocate Buffy Sainte-Marie has said she has returned her Order of Canada “with a good heart”, following allegations that she fabricated claims of her Indigenous ancestry, which she has denied.
The prolific musician spoke out for the first time since being stripped of the award in February. Sainte-Marie, 84, said she is an American citizen and holds a US passport, but was adopted as a young adult by a Cree family in Saskatchewan.
