Buffy Sainte-Marie, CC (born Beverly Sainte-Marie February 20, 1941) is an Indigenous Canadian-American (Piapot Cree Nation) singer-songwriter, musician, educator, and social activist. While working in these areas, her work has focused mainly on issues facing the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. In 1983, she became the first Indigenous American person to win an Oscar when … Continue reading Buffy Sainte-Marie’s “Universal Soldier”