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A former Juno Awards judge and nominee is calling on the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to revoke the awards given to Buffy Sainte-Marie throughout her long career. Tim Johnson, an Ohsweken resident and the artistic producer for Celebration of Nations held annually at the Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines, said Sainte-Marie’s deception about her Indigenous identity has caused incalculable reputational and financial damage to authentic Indigenous musicians. “When you are a Juno Award-winning artist, opportunities open for you both in terms of notoriety, income and prestige,” said Johnson, a Mohawk, Wolf Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River..
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A former Juno Awards judge and nominee is calling on the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to revoke the awards given to Buffy Sainte-Marie throughout her long career. Tim Johnson, an Ohsweken resident and the artistic producer for Celebration of Nations held annually at the Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines, said Sainte-Marie’s deception about her Indigenous identity has caused incalculable reputational and financial damage to authentic Indigenous musicians. “When you are a Juno Award-winning artist, opportunities open for you both in terms of notoriety, income and prestige,” said Johnson, a Mohawk, Wolf Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River..
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