Juno Award, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Polaris Music Prize

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.
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.
Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Polaris and Juno Awards Revoked Following Claims She Fabricated Identity
Following revelations that Buffy Sainte-Marie fabricated her Canadian Indigenous roots, the Polaris Music Prize and Juno Awards have revoked honors bestowed her.
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.
More Buffy Sainte-Marie Canadian Honors Rescinded After She Confirms Lack Of Citizenship – Update
Marie's confirmation that she is not a Canadian citizen continues as two prestigious arts honors have been rescinded.
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 More Canadian Music Awards Following Revelations About Her Identity
For the past year and a half, the indigenous Canadian identity of the veteran folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie has been under serious question. Sainte-Marie claimed Native heritage and took activist stances for her entire career,
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.
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 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.
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 ...
Jeremy Dutcher and Classified lead East Coast Music Award nominees
Hip-hop artist Classified and Wolastoqiyik tenor and composer Jeremy Dutcher lead the nominees with eight nominations each, ...