Buffy Sainte-Marie

Buffy Sainte-Marie (born February 20, 1941) is a Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, educator and social activist.

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She was born on a Cree reservation in the Qu'Appelle valley, Saskatchewan. She was later adopted and grew up in Maine and Massachusetts. She received a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts and also holds degrees in both Oriental Philosophy and teaching.

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In the 1960s, she wrote the protest song "Universal Soldier" and the love song "Until It's Time For You To Go".

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She appeared regularly on Sesame Street over a five year period from 1976 - 1981.

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Her song "Up Where We Belong", performed by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the film An Officer and A Gentleman, received an Academy Award in 1982. She appeared in the television movie The Broken Chain with Pierce Brosnan.

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Her songs have been performed by various artists including Chet Atkins, Cher, Neil Diamond, Donovan, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal, Elvis Presley and Barbra Streisand.

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Her digital art creations have been displayed at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary and the American Indian Arts Museum in Santa Fe.

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She won a Gemini Award in 1997 for her TV special Buffy Sainte-Marie: Up Where We Belong, which was the first time she had performed her famous song to a live audience. She was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1998.

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February 20: February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 314 days remaining, 315 in leap years....

1941: :1941 is also the title of a Steven Spielberg movie made in 1979 see 1941 (film)....

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Buffy Sainte-Marie related Images and Photos (experimental)

Cree Indian Folk-Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie	Indius Alvarez and Cree Indian Folk-Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie at the Cloisters Museum	Cathedral Sainte-Marie-Majeure Known as "Nouvelle Major" in Marseilles Before 1893	"Buffy ""Haunted"" Giclee"
"Buffy ""Issue #6"" Giclee"	Marie Wiley	Marie Juive	Buffy & Xander
Marie Wilson	Marie Claire	Marie Claire	Marie Dorval