Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC (born Beverly Sainte-Marie, c. February 20,
1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician,
Oscar-winning composer, visual artist,[1] educator, pacifist, and
social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work
has focused on issues facing Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her
singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war,
religion, and mysticism. She has won recognition, awards and honours
for her music as well as her work in education and social activism.In
1983, Buffy Sainte-Marie became the first indigenous person to win an
Oscar. Her song "Up Where We Belong", co-written for the film An
Officer and a Gentleman, won both the Academy Award for Best Original
Song at the 55th Academy Awards[2] and the Golden Globe for Best
Original Song.In 1997, she founded the Cradleboard Teaching Project,
an educational curriculum devoted to better understanding Native
Americans.
1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician,
Oscar-winning composer, visual artist,[1] educator, pacifist, and
social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work
has focused on issues facing Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her
singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war,
religion, and mysticism. She has won recognition, awards and honours
for her music as well as her work in education and social activism.In
1983, Buffy Sainte-Marie became the first indigenous person to win an
Oscar. Her song "Up Where We Belong", co-written for the film An
Officer and a Gentleman, won both the Academy Award for Best Original
Song at the 55th Academy Awards[2] and the Golden Globe for Best
Original Song.In 1997, she founded the Cradleboard Teaching Project,
an educational curriculum devoted to better understanding Native
Americans.
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