Daily Mail News – US Showbiz
By MELISSA KOENIG, US REPORTER
Published: 00:55 EDT, 15 May 2026 | Updated: 09:09 EDT, 15 May 2026
An Oscar-winning musician has lost her honorary degree amid fallout after an investigation found she allegedly faked her Indigenous ancestry.
Buffy Sainte-Marie, 85, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Toronto in 2019.
At the time, university officials said she was being recognized for her work in music and the arts, as well as for her advocacy for ‘the rights and dignity of all people.’
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