-
Buffy
This will be our first song. (audience cheering) (upbeat guitar music) -
Host
Let's welcome to the stage, Buffy Sainte-Marie. (audience cheering and applauding) ♪ I'm cutting my own way ♪ ♪ Through my own day ♪ ♪ And all I dare say ♪ ♪ Is it's my own ♪ She was always way ahead of the game. She knew she had a gift. And she was not afraid to share it, show it, be proud of it.
When she played, it was hers. ♪ The years I've known ♪ ♪ And the life I've grown ♪ ♪ Got a way I'm going ♪ ♪ And it's my way ♪ She's an icon. She's a six-time Juno winner, a trailblazer, an Academy Award winner, a companion to the Order of Canada. All of those things come to mind, but they're not strong enough to actually define who Buffy Sainte-Marie is.
♪ In my own hand ♪ ♪ And I've got my own plan ♪ ♪ That only I can know ♪ ♪ Don't be sighin' ♪ When you're told generation after generation that you're ugly, you're dirty, you're a savage, you don't belong. Buffy comes along, tells you something very different. ♪ Oh, I've got my own world ♪ ♪ I've got my own life ♪ -
Woman
She's such an amazing, well-rounded human being, and that comes through in everything that she does. ♪ I've got my own kith ♪ Oh, I was very impressed with her stage performance and her songwriting ability. Buffy was different. Buffy is the boldest woman I know in a quiet and compassionate way.
♪ And it's my way ♪ The places that Buffy has been erased from? Well, I mean, it's all of them. Particularly, the mainstream music industry. ♪ The years I've known ♪ ♪ And the life I've grown ♪ -
Speaker
I'm so grateful for the work that Buffy has done to bring attention to missing and murdered Indigenous women, and making sure that people are aware of what's going on so that we can do something about it. ♪ Put down the story ♪ Throughout her career, she's always at the cutting edge. And her songs encapsulate all of time. Drawing on the past, speaking now, and sending it into the future.
♪ You're bound for glory ♪ (cymbals crashing) ♪ All on your own one day ♪ (guitar riff) They only made one Buffy Sainte-Marie, I can tell you. (crowd cheering)
Follow Us