Buffy Sainte-Marie loses honours together with Junos, Corridor of Fame induction – Nationwide

Buffy Sainte-Marie has misplaced her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize honours and her induction into the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame as arts organizations reply to a press release from the singer saying she is just not Canadian.

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says it would revoke her 5 Juno wins and her 2017 humanitarian award after a evaluate of its eligibility necessities.

Sainte-Marie may even now not be part of the Canadian Music Corridor of Fame.

Different organizations additionally introduced on Friday that they’re within the means of taking again Sainte-Marie’s honours.

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Organizers on the Polaris Music Prize say they rescinded two awards, together with her 2015 win for greatest Canadian album, after studying she is just not a Canadian citizen. Polaris representatives say they won’t search a return of the $50,000 money prize.

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And Rideau Corridor says Sainte-Marie pre-emptively returned her Governor Basic’s Performing Arts Awards medallion, and is now not a laureate. That follows her Order of Canada termination in January.

Sainte-Marie informed The Canadian Press in a press release earlier this week that she had “made it utterly clear” she was not Canadian to Rideau Corridor.

She says she’s an American citizen and holds a U.S. passport, however was adopted as a younger grownup by a Cree household in Saskatchewan.

Organizers on the Junos mentioned Friday their choice is just not a mirrored image of Sainte-Marie’s inventive contributions however primarily based on their eligibility standards.