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Buffy Sainte-Marie’s claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter’s own family and an extensive CBC investigation.
By Geoff Leo, Roxanna Woloshyn and Linda Guerriero • CBC News
The problem is that lies are decades old and involve hundreds or thousands of people. And it also involves tens of thousands or millions of dollars.
So it will never be resolved… so many people and so much money are invested in the lie that it will never come undone completely.
Also … the issue is about native identity, which most of non indigenous North America don’t really care about.
She’ll get away with it all … mainly because the lie was so big and partly because not enough people really care.