Prominent figures in North America have faced allegations in recent years of lying about being indigenous. But none have touched a nerve quite like the recent allegations about Buffy Sainte-Marie – an Oscar-winning folk singer long celebrated as an indigenous icon.
When playwright Drew Hayden Taylor learned that questions were swirling around Buffy Sainte-Marie’s indigenous ancestry, his “jaw literally dropped”.
Mr Taylor, from Curve Lake First Nations, is a long-time fan of the singer, known for songs like Until It’s Time for You to Go and the anti-war anthem Universal Soldier.
