2008 Native Writer's Series #3 - Buffy Sainte-Marie

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Buffy Sainte-Marie (Cree) is an acclaimed musician, songwriter, visual artist, and activist. Her song "Universal Soldier" became "the anthem of the peace movement" in the 1960s. In 1982, she won an Academy Award for her song "Up Where We Belong" from the movie, An Officer and a Gentleman.

Sainte-Marie holds a doctorate in fine arts from the University of Massachusetts. She is an officer in the Order of Canada and an official spokesperson for UNESCO Canada. In 1996, she founded the Cradleboard Teaching Project which distributes K-12 curricula in school subjects through indigenous perspectives. Sainte-Marie, who was one of the featured performers at the NMAI's grand opening festival, will speak about her numerous music compositions and song lyrics.
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