Denise Bukowski

@Songstress28 “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)."

Indian Country is reeling with the revelations surrounding Buffy Sainte Marie- shock, anger, hurt, confusion, indifference & yet countless are standing beside her- including her adopted Piapot First Nation family that adopted her nearly 50 years ago, which they have every right to claim her. It is mind blowing-if the CBC doc evidence is true that Buffy is a fully white European woman by blood, how someone so beloved could’ve lied so deeply for so long. Extraordinarily difficult to comprehend. The full truth may never be known. But many Native people are feeling gutted. Why? Because she was one of us; she rose above & inspired the world- but was it all a facade? If so, identity was stolen & exploited, just like everything else in the colonial agenda. It’s a betrayal no one seen coming. But yet, Buffy is beloved & appreciated for everything she did to advance Indigenous rights & recognition. Many hearts are broken and torn.

@bruce_arthur “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)."

The CBC’s Buffy Sainte-Marie story is thorough, and there is documentation that she was born to a white couple in Massachusetts. The bigger questions of identity may be complex, but that part isn’t. This doesn’t look like a hit job, or a fishing expedition cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

@lunaseleno “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Seems like a young Buffy Sainte-Marie told a lie to set herself apart from the 100s of other folk singers at the time and it got out of control. So she owned it the best she could. She’s done a lot of good but it looks like it started with a lie #buffysaintemarie

@DonaldBestCA @fancypants_s “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

When Buffy Sainte-Marie sang Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, was she just another Pretendian profiting from Indigenous Victim Status? The US birth certificate of Beverley Jean Santamaria confirms 'Buffy' lied about the Sixties Scoop. @fancypants_s has the story... blazingcatfur.ca/2023/10/28/act…

@FL3TCH3RP4TR1CK “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

@BWheelerglobe “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Statement from Madison Thomas, director of the 2022 documentary Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, on the CBC story questioning #BuffySainteMarie's indigeneity.

@JohnOhearn “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

@perreaux “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

I have no opinion on what people should do with this information, but if you want to know what fine, detailed, professional reporting looks like, this is pretty much it. cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

@BuffySteMarie “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

For 60 years, I’ve shared my story with the world as honestly as I know how. I am humbled my truth is one so many others have connected with. Unfortunately, some wish to question my truth. So here it is - as I know it. From me to you. Big love, Buffy fb.watch/nWpE6-gIZm/

@kimagewheeler “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

@JustBins @gleocbc “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s birth certificate just dropped 🔥 Read all about it 👉 @gleocbc

@RecalledtoLife_ “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

After watching the Fifth Estate on CBC, Buffy Sainte-Marie appears to be a total fraud. The evidence seems irrefutable. And the unsubstantiated allegations she made against her brother don’t seem credible. She is an evil woman.

@Treesbeesplease “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Buffy Sainte-Marie, her white biological mother and her white biological brother. And an article from 1964. #buffysaintemarie

@MarvSchultz “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Good singer - poor liar. But, she took awards and such that were set aside specifically for Indigenous people, and she didn't qualify for them. Full stop. torontosun.com/entertainment/…

@bcbluecon “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Buffy Sainte-Marie became famous during the 60s era of native activism. I'm not remotely surprised she was exposed as a fraud. What took so long?

@daltonhiggins5 @cbcfifth “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Man, after watching @cbcfifth estate (link below) it's pretty clear that Buffy Sainte-Marie is a Pretendian (fake Indigenous). She did GREAT things and was an idol to many, including me, but she is Italian-American. Madness. youtu.be/eMsqCWNCUc4?si… #buffysaintemarie

@TanyaTalaga “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

This is all so harmful, hurts our communities, our aunties, our grandmas who adored her music and those who actually lived through the Scoop, foster system and adoption. Everyone will have their own feelings reading this. Please take care while doing so: cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

@Variety “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Buffy Sainte-Marie's Indigenous Identity Questioned in New Report; Oscar-Winning Songwriter Calls Allegations 'Traumatic' and 'Deeply Hurtful' variety.com/2023/music/new…

@arnelltf “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Buffy Sainte-Marie

@LBDaily1 “Don't adopted people have birth certificates? Yes, but their birth certificates are amended at the time of adoption. The names of the birth/first/original parents are deleted, and replaced by the name(s) of adoptive parent(s)." obcforma.org/faq#:~:text=Do…

Two thoughts on the "exposure" of Buffy Sainte-Marie as a Pretendian: 1. The story seems to be part of a depressing trend of exposure of people who glommed on to Indigenous communities to create a more interesting and marketable backstory. 2. Sometimes the Fifth Estate really screws up, as it did in its attack on WE Charity's work in Kenya. indianz.com/News/2023/10/2…