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.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] Leo, Geoff; Woloshyn, Roxanna; Guerriero, Linda (October 27, 2023). "Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie?". CBC News.

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v t e Buffy Sainte-Marie
Studio albums	It's My Way! (1964) Many a Mile (1965) Little Wheel Spin and Spin (1966) Fire & Fleet & Candlelight (1967) I'm Gonna Be a Country Girl Again (1968) Illuminations (1969) She Used to Wanna Be a Ballerina (1971) Moonshot (1972) Quiet Places (1973) Buffy (1974) Changing Woman (1975) Sweet America (1976) Coincidence and Likely Stories (1992) Running for the Drum (2009) Power in the Blood (2015) Medicine Songs (2017)
Compilations	The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie (1970) The Best of Buffy Sainte-Marie Vol. 2 (1971) Native North American Child: An Odyssey (1974) The Pathfinder: Buried Treasures – The Mid-70's Recordings (2010)
Songs	"Universal Soldier" "Now That the Buffalo's Gone" "Until It's Time for You to Go" "Cod'ine" "The Circle Game" "Mister Can't You See" "Up Where We Belong"
Related	Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Buffy Sainte-Marie: Starwalker Soldier Blue Sesame Street Jack Nitzsche Vanguard Records First Nations music