Buffy Sainte-Marie

Born on the Canadian Piapot Cree Indian reserve, legendary singer-songwriter Buffy Saint-Marie came to prominence during the mid-60s as part of New York’s Greenwich Village folk scene alongside contemporaries Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell. Artists such as Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin and Taj Mahal turned her early songs into hits, while her own successful recording career has spanned eighteen albums. Buffy also has a PhD in Fine Arts and is a tireless political activist, continuing to represent the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide.