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Oscar-winning folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie is among Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous icons. Her 60-year-long career coincided with singers such as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell and earned her Canada’s highest civilian honor. However, the 82-year-old’s Indigenous origins have come under scrutiny after an extensive Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation exposed a series of apparent fabrications…