'Very duped': Indigenous musicians upset over Buffy Sainte-Marie ancestry revelations

Her iconic dark hair and fringe hung long as she told the crowd about the importance of artists from remote communities.

"Juno winners have toured the country and the world, and the runners-up get to play the neighbourhood pubs and occasional summer festival,” said Billy Joe Green, an Anishinaabe rock and blues musician who was a nominee for Indigenous Music Album of the Year in 2009 when Sainte-Marie took home the honour.

While Sainte-Marie’s career was skyrocketing in the 1960s, Green was also trying to make it in music, never surrendering to"the day-to-day rejection, racism and to the many number of obstacles" that came his way. He first met Sainte-Marie as a child, with his mother explaining that she was an icon, so he understood losing to someone of her stature.

Omeasoo said he can only speak for himself, not all Indigenous musicians. But, he said, the revelations have shaken him to his core. He imagines how meaningful it would have been to bring the Juno back to his First Nation in Maskwacis, Alta.He continues to create with his wife, Lisa Muswagon, under the name The Resilience, but said it’s a constant battle to make music and provide for their children.

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