Slap in the face’: Indigenous women’s group reacts to Emmy win for Sainte-Marie film – Toronto Star
November 21, 2023
A group of Indigenous women says the International Emmy Award for a documentary about folk legend Buffy Sainte-Marie feels like a “slap in the face.”
The Indigenous Women’s Collective describes itself as a group of mothers, grandmothers, academics and activists advocating to stop colonial violence against Indigenous women.
The collective says in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that documentaries are supposed to present factual information.
“Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On,” a documentary made before the singer’s Indigenous ancestry was called into question, won in the arts programming category.
