Buffy Sainte-Marie is the latest public figure accused of being a 'Pretendian.' Here's why that matters

A CBC investigation recently raised questions around the folk singer’s claims of Indigenous ancestry. The allegations are resurfacing a debate over what it means to be Indigenous.

Related Keywords

United States ,Saskatchewan ,Manitoba ,Canada ,Tennessee ,Ryman Auditorium ,United Kingdom ,Hollywood ,California ,Massachusetts ,Canadian ,American ,Jean Teillet ,Erika Goldring Getty ,Winifred Santamaria ,Sainte Marie Piapot ,Buffy Sainte Marie ,Beverly Jean Santamaria ,Sacheen Littlefeather ,Joseph Boyden ,Elizabeth Warren ,Americana Music Association Honors ,University Of Alberta ,Cnn ,Junos Awards Committee ,Facebook ,University Of Saskatchewan ,Thy People You Re ,Wounded Knee ,Piapot First Nation ,Hollywood Reporter ,Getty Images ,White Christian New England ,Piapot First ,Auntie Buffy ,Native Studies ,Indigenous Women ,Awards Show ,Americana Music ,Americana Honors ,Sixties Scoop ,First Nation , ,