Following an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate that found that genealogical records and historical research contradict celebrated singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie's claim that she is a Cree woman from Saskatchewan, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with three public thinkers on Indigenous life – Niigaan Sinclair, Tanya Talaga and Drew Hayden...
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Following an investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate that found that genealogical records and historical research contradict celebrated singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie's claim that she is a Cree woman from Saskatchewan, Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with three public thinkers on Indigenous life – Niigaan Sinclair, Tanya Talaga and Drew Hayden Taylor – about the fallout and broader implications for Indigenous communities.
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