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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
MARKHAM ROCKS! Artist, Activist, Altruist: Canadian Music Icon Buffy Sainte-Marie Comes to Markham “Most songs start in my head unbidden,” says the legendary Canadian singer/songwriter, Buffy SainteMarie, whose songs, she says, appear to her as fully formed ideas even before she writes them down. “Sound asleep in bed or on an airplane, they just show up, something like dreams.” In a career that’s spanned over fifty years, SainteMarie has been a powerful advocate for Indigenous rights and the acknowledgment of cultural genocide in North America, through her work as both an activist and an artist. And while the prolific songwriter finds most of her songs in her head—something she attests in the liner notes of her most recent album, Power in
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the Blood—Sainte-Marie acknowledges that her activist songs require a more journalistic approach. “Like a photographer taking pictures,” she says, “some songs are easy as a snapshot, while others profit by a little setup and processing to make their point.” Recently named an Honorary Witness by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Sainte-Marie has dedicated her career to the creation of music that encourages its listeners to engage politically with Indigenous concerns. And, although throngs of fans were clearly see Sainte-Marie on page 2
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