Indigenous women's group calls Emmy win for Buffy Sainte-Marie film a 'slap in the face'

Agroup 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.

An investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate released in October contradictsSainte-Marie's claims to Indigenous identity.

Sainte-Marie has denied the accusation and White Pine Pictures, one of the companies that produced the documentary, says in a statement on its website that it stands behind the musician.