Oscar winning lyricist and Canadian music hall of fame indicti Buffy Santte-MaryThe anti-war song “Universal Soldier” and theft is known for the lamentation of the land “Now The Buffalo’s Gone”, has abolished the prestigious order of appointment of Canada, Toronto star Informed late Friday night. The award is the highest honor in the country presented to a citizen.
“Notice has been given by this that the appointment of Bafi Santte-Mary for the order of Canada was abolished on 3 January 2025 by an ordinance signed by the Governor General (Mary Simon).” The notice was given by the General Secretary of the order of Canada, Canada.
No specific reason for termination was said, but An inquiry by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “Fifth Estate”“Show, published on 27 October, 2023 and now seen on YouTube 1.5 million timesIt is alleged that Santte-Mary created his indigestion, and presented a birth certificate shown on the camera L.Isting Boston, Mass. As his place of birth“White color” “white,” and birth name as Beverly Jean Santamaria.
Governor General was told by the representative of the office of the secretary of the secretary Diversity Through email, “the office of the secretary of the Governor General does not comment on the specifics of the termination cases,” but pointed to the organization WebsiteWhich reads in part: “The recommendation of the Advisory Council will be based on evidence and will be directed by the principle of fairness and will only be done by the council after detection of facts that consider it relevant.” The representative mentioned that since its construction in 1967, more than 7,600 people from all areas have been invested in the order. The termination is rare; Till date only eight people.
St.-Mary, who turned 84 on February 20, spent six decades as a musician and worker, released 16 studio albums, whose songs often address war and indigenous rights. His latest 2017 was “Medicine Songs”, which included new and recording of older materials.
The biographical information supplied by his team over the years states that she was born in the Suskechewan Valley in the Piapot Cree First Nations Reserve. His authorized biography of 2018 also suggests that she is likely to create, while her web Citon said that “Piapot was believed to be born in Suskechewan in 1941 in the First Nation Reserve and when she was a baby, then her biological Was taken from parents. ”
“Sixtids scoop” is a dark period in Canadian history in which policies are allowed for indigenous children without consent from their birth families and the policies adopted by white families. Santte-Mary has often said that she does not know where she was born and does not have her birth certificate, but was adopted by Santamaria in America. In the early 20s, it was formally adopted in the Piapot family of Piapot First Nation.
However, an investigation by Fifth Estate (a “60 minute”-style news program) discovered the information that Sant-Mary is Italian-American and threatened family members when he was when he was a music career in the 1960s When she launched, she threatened to hide that information. Family members were interviewed as part of the CBC investigation.
A very cute figure in Canada, partition in support in the report, was rejecting some information, others have pointed to good Santa-Mary in their lifetime, while others have given them “Prettians” Condemned to be, which was named. There is a person or indigenous heritage claiming to be indigenous.
On October 26, 2023, Santte-Mary released a long statement After the fifth estate report, “My Truth Az I No,” with the headline, calling him “deeply hurt” and “I always struggled to answer questions who I am.” She says she “proud of my resentment-American identity, and I have deep relations for Canada and my Piyapot family.” She explains that “I know what I learned from my mother” and “I don’t know where I was born, but I know who I am.”
Major music bodies in Canada have honored Santte-Mary during their career, not canceling their awards.
She has won Seven Juno AwardsEqual to a Grammy of the country, including the best music of 1997 tribal Canada recording, as it then, 2009 Aboriginal Recording of the Year, 2016 Aborginal Album of the Year and 2018 as Swadeshi Music Album of the Year Was said.
In 1995, Juno Awards included him in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and in 2017 he was given the Humanist Award. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) did not respond to a variety of requests to comment on these recent developments and if his awards are still standing.
Canadian lyricist hall of fame too Involved Santte-Mary in 2019. His song “Universal Soldier” was included in 2005. His official bio of that time, still on the CSHF web site, reads, “Born in a creation family on Piapot First Nation in 1941, Beverly Santte-Mary was raised by relatives in Eastern USA.”
In 2015, he won the reputed Polaris Music Awards of Canada for his album, “Power in the Blood”, voted by members of music media.
In 2021, Canada Post released a memorial seal of Santte-Mary and the following year Toronto International Film Festival, directed by Madison Thomas, premiered the documentary “Bafi Sant-Mary: Carry It”, which won the 2023 International Amy Award, and two Canadian Screen Awards.
On November 3, 2023 after its examination of fifth estate findings, Sixties scoop Healing FoundationUnderlining his decision in a statement, stood by Santte-Mary. “SSHF Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Employee are unanimously standing as a collaborator by Bafi Santte-Mary and the scoop of the Foundation’s sixties is a lawyer for the Survivor component, even if he himself is a real sixties scoop Whether it is Survivor or not, “this is concluded. Signed by the Board of Directors and CEO.
