Obviously it was exposed that she isn't a blood Native but I believe she evolved and embraced it so much that she became it. Her music is still awesome.
Instead of living the dream, she was living IN dreams ... of her own construction. And DE-construction. Please see my short work: "Buffy Sainte-Marie: The lie that was never told."
I am sad to see how cruel some people can be. I do not know the whole story. I thought Buffy said she was told she was adopted by her adoptive mom. The brother and sister look North European while Buffy looks like she could have been Geronimo's sister or cousin. If Buffy is not really indigenous, then I would be certain, the sacred spirit of a Native North American has merged into her soul. Saw Buffy and her bands twice at outdoor concerts. In Canada and at Lincoln Center in NYC. Buffy's songs are as good or even better than most any other talented artist. I'm still a lifelong fan. I sing and play at open mics for free. For the love of sharing music. If I do a cover song, I always mention the artist singer songwriters. Buffy's albums are right alongside my Beatles and Kinks and Stones and Bee Gees albums. Thanks for the awesome music and wisdom Buffy! Forever fan.
Buffy's parents are Italian and English. Maybe she took after her father's Italian looks? Italian actors were used to play Indians in old Hollywood movies. I'm still waiting to see how Buffy will defend herself. I think the best thing she can do is to present records of her adoption from Canada. She could also show records related to her becoming a U.S citizen after being adopted from Canada.
I'm Mexican American, but I grew up at the edge of the Apache Reservation here in the New Mexico mountains. I even went to grade school on the Rez. I'm also a musician, and I was very moved by her music when I discovered it. I agree that it is a bit cruel how she his being bashed. Even the first person who responded to you did not acknowledge anything you said about her music. Even though she was creating a gross, even outlandish lie of a persona, if you really think about it, that's entertainment. I feel her story is a very unique example of the true psychological limitations of entertainment vs. sacred music. How "wrong" was she to give the public what it wanted. Right down to the playing the part for the awards she was receiving as "Native American." Music more and more become a media-driven production and presentation with the general goal of "entertaining." How ironic that she pretended to be Native American to use her work to bring awareness to the American Indian. I am a note-to-color music theorist gone film-maker. I invite you and other views to see my mini-film about Buffy Sainte-Marie. It think it address a lot of the issues you bring up. Your, _Acoustic Rabbit Hole_ The film is at the top of my page here in June, 2024, or search: "Buffy Sainte-Marie: The lie that was never told. A film by Frank Montoya."
@@Acoustic-Rabbit-HoleWhat a screwed up perception you must have about REAL Indigenous people. This woman is a scammer who hurt many. Never doubt that.
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Obviously it was exposed that she isn't a blood Native but I believe she evolved and embraced it so much that she became it. Her music is still awesome.
Some may call her a “fraud”, but none of this makes much of a difference to me. It doesn’t change the impact she had on my life.
How do you feel about her going to Saskatchewan and convincing those people that she was a part of their family? Did Buffy really need to go that far?
Instead of living the dream, she was living IN dreams ... of her own construction. And DE-construction. Please see my short work:
"Buffy Sainte-Marie: The lie that was never told."
I am sad to see how cruel some people can be. I do not know the whole story. I thought Buffy said she was told she was adopted by her adoptive mom. The brother and sister look North European while Buffy looks like she could have been Geronimo's sister or cousin. If Buffy is not really indigenous, then I would be certain, the sacred spirit of a Native North American has merged into her soul. Saw Buffy and her bands twice at outdoor concerts. In Canada and at Lincoln Center in NYC. Buffy's songs are as good or even better than most any other talented artist. I'm still a lifelong fan. I sing and play at open mics for free. For the love of sharing music. If I do a cover song, I always mention the artist singer songwriters. Buffy's albums are right alongside my Beatles and Kinks and Stones and Bee Gees albums. Thanks for the awesome music and wisdom Buffy! Forever fan.
Buffy's parents are Italian and English. Maybe she took after her father's Italian looks? Italian actors were used to play Indians in old Hollywood movies.
I'm still waiting to see how Buffy will defend herself. I think the best thing she can do is to present records of her adoption from Canada. She could also show records related to her becoming a U.S citizen after being adopted from Canada.
I'm Mexican American, but I grew up at the edge of the Apache Reservation here in the New Mexico mountains. I even went to grade school on the Rez. I'm also a musician, and I was very moved by her music when I discovered it. I agree that it is a bit cruel how she his being bashed. Even the first person who responded to you did not acknowledge anything you said about her music. Even though she was creating a gross, even outlandish lie of a persona, if you really think about it, that's entertainment. I feel her story is a very unique example of the true psychological limitations of entertainment vs. sacred music. How "wrong" was she to give the public what it wanted. Right down to the playing the part for the awards she was receiving as "Native American." Music more and more become a media-driven production and presentation with the general goal of "entertaining." How ironic that she pretended to be Native American to use her work to bring awareness to the American Indian.
I am a note-to-color music theorist gone film-maker. I invite you and other views to see my mini-film about Buffy Sainte-Marie. It think it address a lot of the issues you bring up.
Your, _Acoustic Rabbit Hole_
The film is at the top of my page here in June, 2024, or search:
"Buffy Sainte-Marie: The lie that was never told. A film by Frank Montoya."
@@Acoustic-Rabbit-HoleWhat a screwed up perception you must have about REAL Indigenous people. This woman is a scammer who hurt many. Never doubt that.
What a load of racist crap.
Why would she go to Canada and convince those people in Saskatchewan that she was a part of their family like that?
She is such a wonderful person and musician.
Oh and don't forget a fraud, and a narcissist.
Has Buffy been able to provide records of her adoption or records related to her becoming a U.S citizen after being adopted from Canada?
Nope.
lol