In the mid-1970s, when thepeople asked her to do the standard cameo alphabet segment, she said no thanks, but asked if they’d ever thought of doing any Native American programming. They liked the idea so much that Sainte-Marie went on to spend five years with the Big Bird crowd – writing, acting, singing and famously even taking care of her infant son Cody on air. “We did shows on sibling rivalry, reservation stuff, even breastfeeding,” Sainte-Marie recalls. “It was wonderful.
Asked about her indomitability, she dismisses any suggestion that she’s particularly special. “It’s hard to say,” she explains. “It just seemed as if the rain wasn’t as wet for me as it may have been for somebody else.”
BuffySteMarie I have loved Buffy Sainte-Marie’s music since the 80’s, people thought I was weird playing it, when it was all New Romantics etc, I played that too, Happy Belated Birthday may your face be always in the sun xx
Bewildering that you didn’t include her birthplace in this story: Piapot First Nation, Saskatchewan.