Buffy Sainte-Marie, an educator, activist and singer will give a free lecture on June 7 at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the UNM Student Union Building as part of the University Libraries Summer Sunset Lecture Series.
Photo: Buffy Sainte-Marie
Sainte-Marie virtually invented the role of Native American activist pop star. Her work against the exploitation of Native American artists and performers has kept here in the forefront of activists for 40 years. She currently operates the Nihewan Foundation for Native American Education.
Sainte-Marie was born on the Cree Reservation in Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan, adopted and raised in Maine and Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts, and also holds degrees in Oriental Philosophy and teaching, but she is best known as a writer of protest and pop songs
The lecture is sponsored by University Libraries and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. For more information call 277-4241.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; email: kwent2@unm.edu