Investigating Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry - The Fifth Estate

Music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being called into question by family members and a Fifth Estate investigation that includes genealogical documentation, historical research and personal accounts. The Fifth Estate examines the harms of “pretendians” — those faking Indigenous heritage. Making an Icon producer/director Linda Guerriero producer Roxanna Woloshyn

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