Buffy Sainte-Marie has misplaced her Juno awards, Polaris Music Prize honours and her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as arts organizations reply to an announcement from the singer saying she just isn’t Canadian.
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences says it’s going to revoke her 5 Juno wins and her 2017 humanitarian award after a evaluate of its eligibility necessities.
Sainte-Marie can even not be part of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
Other organizations additionally introduced on Friday that they’re within the technique of taking again Sainte-Marie’s honours.
Organizers on the Polaris Music Prize say they rescinded two awards, together with her 2015 win for greatest Canadian album, after studying she just isn’t a Canadian citizen. Polaris representatives say they won’t search a return of the $50,000 money prize.
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And Rideau Hall says Sainte-Marie pre-emptively returned her Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards medallion, and is not a laureate. That follows her Order of Canada termination in January.
Sainte-Marie advised The Canadian Press in an announcement earlier this week that she had “made it completely clear” she was not Canadian to Rideau Hall.
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 determination just isn’t a mirrored image of Sainte-Marie’s creative contributions however primarily based on their eligibility standards.
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