Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Buffy Sainte-Marie

Born February 20, 1941 (age 85)

Canadian-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist, political activist, and visual artist known especially for her use of music to promote awareness of issues affecting Native Americans. Orphaned as an infant in Canada when her mother, a Plains Cree, died in an auto accident, Sainte-Marie was adopted by an U.S. couple of Mi’kmaq ancestry and raised in Massachusetts & Maine. Her earliest days as a…

Known For

Where the Spirit LivesWhere the Spirit Lives · 1990
Where the Spirit Lives
6.21990
MovieDrama
In 1937, a young First Nations girl named Ashtecome is kidnapped along with several other children from a village as part of a deliberate Canadian policy to force First Nations children to abandon their culture in order to be assimilated into white Canadian/British society. Taken to a boarding school where she's forced to adopt Western Euro-centric ways and learn English, often under brutal treatment, she has the support of one sympathetic white teacher.
StripperStripper · 1985
Stripper
5.41985
MovieDocumentary
A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.
The Broken ChainThe Broken Chain · 1993
The Broken Chain
3.41993
MovieTV MovieHistory
The true story of Iroquois warrior Thayendanegea participating in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetA Walking Tour of Sesame Street · 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
MovieComedyFamily
Sesame Street celebrated its 10th anniversary in the spring of 1979 with a half-hour PBS special hosted by James Earl Jones titled A Walking Tour of Sesame Street. The special aired on individual PBS stations at various times between March and May 1979. (Muppet Wiki)
The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination CodeThe Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code · 2015
The Doctrine of Discovery: Unmasking the Domination Code
2015
MovieDocumentary
Vatican documents issued by various popes during the fifteenth century created global patterns of domination, leading ultimately to the current ecological crisis. The wisdom teachings of original nations and peoples provide a way forward for the well-being of the planet and our future generations.
Broken RainbowBroken Rainbow · 1985
Broken Rainbow
5.81985
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.
Harold of OrangeHarold of Orange · 1984
Harold of Orange
1984
Movie
Tribal trickster Harold Sinseer and his Warriors of Orange make an unusual proposal to the white board members of the Bily Foundation. After having received a grant to grow miniature oranges at their Great Lakes region reservation, they now plan to get funds for growing pinch coffee beans and building coffee houses on the reservation.
The Great Spirit Within the HoleThe Great Spirit Within the Hole · 1983
The Great Spirit Within the Hole
8.01983
Movie
The story of Native Americans seeking to reconnect with their spiritual roots while incarcerated.

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