Lori Campbell

(She/Her)
Musician Buffy Sainte-Marie, pictured here in 1970, has long said she didn’t know who her birth parents were but that she was Indigenous. Last week, a CBC investigation revealed both her parents were white. CMA-Creative Management Associates, Los Angeles

How journalists tell Buffy Sainte‑Marie’s story matters — explained by a ’60s Scoop survivor

Lori Campbell, a ‘60s Scoop survivor, challenges the CBC’s motives in their exposé on the questionable Indigenous roots of legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Buffy Sainte-Marie au Festival international du film de Toronto en 2022. Une enquête de la CBC a permis de retrouver l’acte de naissance de la célèbre musicienne, d’autres documents et des détails fournis par des membres de sa famille qui indiquent qu’elle n’est pas d’origine autochtone. La Presse canadienne/Alex Lupul

Les révélations sur les origines de Buffy Sainte‑Marie ont un impact dévastateur sur les communautés autochtones du Canada

Le reportage de la CBC sur l’ascendance de la chanteuse emblématique Buffy Sainte-Marie a des répercussions profondes et multiples sur les terres indigènes du Canada.
Buffy Sainte-Marie performs at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2022. A CBC investigation has found a record of legendary musician Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate, other documents and details from family members who say she is not Indigenous. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul

Revelations about Buffy Sainte‑Marie’s ancestry are having a devastating impact on Indigenous communities across Canada

The CBC report on iconic singer Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry is having deep impact in multiple ways across Indigenous lands across Canada.
Pope Francis arrives to a hero’s welcome at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton on July 26, 2022, to take part in a public mass. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

I survived the ’60s Scoop. Here’s why the Pope’s apology isn’t an apology at all

Apologizing for people versus the establishment that upheld not only the Indian Residential Schools system but protected – and continues to protect — the people who committed the crimes is horrifying.

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