Canadian documentary series 'The Fifth Estate' is expected to air an investigation into the ancestry of the singer-songwriter, considered to be the first Indigenous Academy Award winner, on Friday. By ...

A former assistant Hennepin County attorney pleaded guilty to three felony counts of promoting prostitution-but he won't receive any jail time. John Paul St. Marie entered his guilty plea on Tuesday.

Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her prestigious Order of Canada appointment, more than one year after a scandal that found the singer allegedly lied about ...

For the past year and a half, the indigenous Canadian identity of the veteran folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie has been under serious question. Sainte-Marie claimed Native heritage and took activist ...

Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree musician, artist and activist, has always been ahead of the pack. For six decades, she has fought for Indigenous rights and visibility through her work. She spoke out ...

Buffy Sainte-Marie is a living legend and a musical genius. But she’s also “Buffy who?” to a lot of people who have never heard of her before. Her name belongs alongside the likes of Bob Dylan and ...

Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie has long been viewed as a barrier-breaking, Indigenous icon — but a recent news investigation has raised doubts over her Indigenous roots. A Canadian ...

She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” makes the case for her continued importance. By Lindsay ...

A year ago this week, accusations surfaced in the media that the late Sacheen Littlefeather, best known for representing Marlon Brando on the Oscars stage in protest of the treatment of Native ...