ELMNT FM’s Take a Lesson - Buffy Sainte Marie

ELMNT FM’s Take a Lesson...
Buffy Sainte-Marie, born Beverly Sainte-Marie, is an Indigenous Icon! She has won recognition, awards and honours for her music as well as her work in education and social activism throughout her career.
In 1983, Sainte-Marie became the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar and the Golden Globe for her song "Up Where We Belong" from the film An Officer and a Gentleman.
In 1997, she founded the Cradleboard Teaching Project, an educational curriculum devoted to better understanding Native Americans.
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