Buffy Sainte-Mariesays a CBC News investigation thatquestioned her Indigenous heritageis an attack on her character, life and legacy.
Sainte-Marie has claimed that she was born on Tribal land and adopted by white parents.
Sainte-Marie said she will not stoop to respond to every false allegation.
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She added that she has never known if the birth certificate was real.
Most importantly, this is my life I am not a piece of paper.
