How did I ever miss out on the life of Buffy Sainte Marie? After watching her life story on screen this afternoon at the Nanaimo Fringe Flicks season finale with 12 people from our cohousing community, it seems tragic that I somehow did. What was I doing during the 70s and 80s? Breast-feeding her own baby on Sesame Street. Who knew?!
What a beautiful, passionate, courageous and gifted human being! The fact that she was Indigenous Cree drives the point…