Indigenous fraudster

Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of honorary degree after faking Indigenous ancestry

https://pagesix.com/2026/05/15/celebrity-news/buffy-sainte-marie-stripped-of-university-of-toronto-honorary-degree-over-indigenous-claims/?_gl=1*1p2urhx*_gcl_au*MTY2OTAxNDMxMy4xNzc4Njg3ODUw*_ga*MTgzMjU1NDUzNy4xNzcwNjU0NTM3*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3Nzg4NTU5OTckbzExNCRnMSR0MTc3ODg1ODA2MSRqNTYkbDAkaDA.

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Adam Silverstein

Published May 15, 2026, 4:55 a.m. ET