Buffy Sainte-Marie Musical artist

Buffy Sainte-Marie, OC (born February 20, 1941) is a Canadian-American Cree singer-songwriter, musician, composer, visual artist, educator, pacifist, and social activist. Throughout her career in all of these areas, her work has focused on issues of Indigenous peoples of the Americas. Her singing and writing repertoire also includes subjects of love, war, religion, and mysticism.She founded the Cradleboard Teaching Project, an educational curriculum devoted to better understanding Native Americans. She has won recognition and many awards and honours for both her music and her work in education and social activism.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Saintemarie Beverly
Birth date	February 20, 1941
Birth place	Saskatchewan , Qu'Appelle River , Canada

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Musical artist

Career started	1953
associated musical artist	Joni Mitchell Pete Seeger Leonard Cohen
Background	Solo singer
genre	Country music Electronic music Folk music Rock music
instrument	Guitar Harmonica Percussion instrument Piano Ukulele Musical bow Singing Autoharp
record label	Angel Records Vanguard Records Capitol Records MCA Records Island Records Appleseed Recordings