Buffy Saint Marie is a very talented singer/songwriter. Her musical talents are clear and unequivocal. Unfortunately she misrepresented herself as both a Canadian and as a native Canadian. Shockingly to me she has been alleged to have actually threatened to sue her American family members who threatened to spill the beans on her actual family background and upbringing.
Susan Bryant is an American as was her husband. She was brought up in the Rochester, New York State area . I believe that her father was a senior executive at Kodak in Rochester. Her academic background is in English literature and grammar. She has both taught English I believe at the University level locally as well as worked as an editor, professionally improving other people's writing efforts.
Ms. Marie received numerous musical awards including Juno awards as well as being a member of the Canadian Musical Hall of Fame . Clearly some of these honours were based upon her now disproven Canadian citizenship. It could well be argued that she in fact stole these honours from other artists who were indeed of Canadian background and citizenship.
To the best of my knowledge Susan Bryant has not misrepresented her citizenship or American background. She too however has received various honours locally from the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), the Region of Waterloo, University of Waterloo and others. I am not aware and in fact am doubtful as to whether any of these honours were dependent upon her citizenship. The honours she received were based mostly upon her efforts regarding the 1989 Elmira Water Crisis . I do not believe however that those efforts were either clear or unequivocal. Her position on the upcoming token Creek cleanup (or none at all) as well as the essential ending/reduction of groundwater remediation should solidify that.
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