Juno Awards, Polaris Music Prize rescind Buffy Sainte-Marie's wins
It's My Way!, Sainte-Marie's first album, received the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize designation in 2020, an honour given to Canadian albums released before the Polaris Music Prize launched in 2006. The most recent winners of the heritage prize include Jackie Mittoo and Tegan and Sara.
Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not Canadian
More than a year after an investigation disputed the singer's claims of being Cree, she is losing the Canadian recognitions she has received.
Buffy Sainte-Marie to Lose Juno Award Honors Following Indigenous Ancestry Investigation
The Oscar winner is also set to lose two Polaris music prizes after a 2023 CBC program claimed the Sainte-Marie had been fraudulently posing as Native.
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Polaris Music Prize, Juno Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame induction
The Polaris Prize said that the singer-songwriter is not a Canadian citizen, while the organization that administers the Junos said she doesn't meet the eligibility requirements.
Juno, Polaris music awards revoked from Buffy Sainte-Marie
Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.
Buffy Sainte-Marie loses top Canadian arts honours including Junos, Polaris and Canada's Walk of Fame induction
Buffy Sainte-Marie lost her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize and several Hall of Fame inductions in a matter of hours on Friday — a continued unwinding of her legacy as arts organizations react to the musician saying she is not a Canadian citizen.
CP NewsAlert: Buffy Sainte-Marie loses Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Polaris Music Prize
Rideau Hall says Buffy Sainte-Marie has returned her Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards medallion and is no longer a laureate.
Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Juno, Polaris music awards
Both the Juno Awards and the Polaris Music Prize announced Friday they were rescinding the honours Sainte-Marie had received over the years.
Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped of JUNO Awards, Polaris Music Prizes
The Polaris Music Prize announced the rescission of Sainte-Marie's 2015 Polaris Music Prize (won for her album Power in the Blood) and 2020 Polaris Heritage Prize (won for 1964's It's My Way) on similar grounds.
More Buffy Sainte-Marie Canadian Honors Rescinded After She Confirms Lack Of Citizenship – Update
Marie’s confirmation that she is not a Canadian citizen continues as two of the country’s most prestigious arts honors have been rescinded. According to the CBC today, the singer-songwriter’s Polaris Music Prizes and Juno Awards will be rescinded because she is not Canadian.
Buffy Sainte-Marie loses Junos, turfed from Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her Juno and Polaris Music Prize honours and removed from the Canadian Music Hall of Fame following a 2023 CBC News investigation into her claims of Indigenous ancestry.
In Canada: Buffy Sainte-Marie Stripped of Awards, Plus a Vinyl Maker Unveils Plan for Tariffs
Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her two Polaris Music Prize wins, as well as Juno Awards and an induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame ...
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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Juno and Polaris Music Awards Rescinded
The Polaris Music Prize, a juried award annually given to a Canadian album based on artistic merit, confirmed that Sainte-Marie’s 2015 win for the album Power in the Blood, will be rescinded ...