The CBC published a report in 2023 which alleged that Sainte-Marie lied about her Indigenous heritage Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her prestigious Order of Canada appointment,

Buffy Sainte-Marie was stripped of the Order of Canada following reports that the 83-year-old singer-activist fabricated her Indigenous background.

Marie, the Canadian-American singer with a large and devoted following of fans and who won a Best Song Oscar for “Up Where We Belong,” has had her prestigious Order of Canada honor terminated following an investigation into her heritage that indicates she is not Indigenous as she has long claimed.

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her appointment to the Order of Canada, the nation’s second-highest award for merit. “The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General does not comment on the specifics of termination cases,