Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker is a Canadian television special, which was broadcast by CBC Television and APTN on September 30, 2022.[1] Staged at the National Arts Centre to mark the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, the program was a tribute concert featuring musicians and dancers performing the songs of singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie, who was widely believed to be Indigenous Canadian at the time.[2] In October 2023, an investigation by CBC News found that Sainte-Marie's claims of Indigenous identity were false, and that she was born in the United States to parents of European descent.[3]
The special received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, for Best Performing Arts Program and Best Sound in a Lifestyle, Reality or Entertainment Program or Series.
Performers edit
- The Halluci Nation, "Bodyslam/You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)"
- Crystal Shawanda, "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"
- Jera Wolfe, "Moonshot" (dance piece)
- William Prince and Marie-Mai, "Up Where We Belong"
- Leela Gilday, "Darling Don't Cry"
- Jeremy Dutcher, "Universal Soldier"
- Willam Prince and The Tragically Hip, "Now That the Buffalo's Gone"
- Alanis Obomsawin, spoken word piece set to Sainte-Marie's score for the film Where the Spirit Lives
- Marie-Mai, "Until It's Time for You to Go"
- Logan Staats, "Cod'ine"
- Buffy Sainte-Marie, "You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind)"
References edit
- ^ Garret K. Woodward, "The Tragically Hip’s Surviving Members Reunite to Pay Tribute to a Canadian Icon, Tease New Projects". Rolling Stone, September 30, 2022.
- ^ Brad Wheeler, "The National Arts Centre’s upcoming season includes Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bruce Liu and a double dose of Margaret Atwood". The Globe and Mail, May 17, 2022.
- ^ Leo, Geoff; Woloshyn, Roxanna; Guerriero, Linda (October 27, 2023). "Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie?". CBC News.