The Canadian government has stripped Oscar-winning singer Buffy Sainte-Marie of her Order of Canada honor. The CBC previously published a report in 2023 which alleged that Sainte-Marie lied about her Indigenous heritage.

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

Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of prestigious Canadian honour - ‘Universal Soldier’ singer addressed ‘hurtful allegations’ questioning her claims of Indigenous ancestry in 2023

The news comes following a 2023 CBC report that questioned the singer-songwriter’s claims to Indigenous heritage

OTTAWA — Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada has been terminated, with history of her ever having been appointed scrubbed online. Notice was posted on the government’s official publication late Friday that Governor General Mary Simon had cancelled Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada through an order she signed in early January.

Marie’s Order of Canada has been terminated. The singer-songwriter was appointed back in 1997, and a reason has not been given for the stripping of the honor.

The appointment of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie to the Order of Canada has been terminated by the Governor General.

The Canadian government did not share its reasons for the decision, but it follows an investigation that shed doubt on the Oscar-winning singer's claims of Indigenous roots.