Buffy Sainte-Marie is a widely celebrated singer-songwriter, Oscar winning composer, visual artist, social activist, educator, and a member the Cree First Nation.

Originally born on a reserve in the Qu'Appelle Valley of Saskatchewan, Canada. After the death of her parents Sainte-Marie was put into foster care, leading to her being adopted by a family in Massachusetts.

Buffy attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she majored in teaching and Oriental philosophy, she also continued to explore her interest in music during this time. In 1963, Buffy wrote "Universal Soldier" a protest song against the Vietnam War which eventually became the lead single to her first album "It's My Way!" Buffy has since released eighteen full albums, her most recent "Medicine Songs" released in 2017.

"Then further say that American history really began

When Columbus set sail out of Europe and stress

That the nations of leeches who conquered this land

Were the biggest, and bravest, and boldest, and best"

"As the children were herded, and raped and converted?

And how do we rescue the missing and murdered?

My country 'tis of thy people you're dying"

"And the blankets were those Uncle Sam had collected

From smallpox diseased dying soldiers that day

And the tribes were wiped out

And the history books censored

A hundred years of your statesmen say, "It's better this way"

"Hands on our hearts

We salute you your victory

Choke on your blue white and scarlet hypocrisy"