Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Order of Canada appointment WSOC TV [Video]

Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie has been stripped of her appointment to the Order of Canada, the nation’s second-highest award for merit.

The action comes more than one year after an investigation that found the 83-year-old singer allegedly lied about her Indigenous heritage, People reported.

Governor General Mary Simon ended the appointment for the Academy Award-winner on Jan. 3. The order was signed by Ken MacKillop, the secretary general of the Order of Canada. The notice was posted in the government’s official publication on Feb. 7.

A reason for the termination was not given. Sainte-Marie received the appointment in 1997.

“The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General does not comment on the specifics of termination cases,” the Governor’s General told the Toronto Star in an emailed statement.

The newspaper attempted to contact Sainte-Marie through her management office, which has not responded.

However, the termination follows a CBC investigation that raised doubts about Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous heritage.

Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous culture was a …