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Buffy Sainte-Marie Addresses Kamloops Residential School Discovery During Passionate Juno Awards Speech

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Buffy Sainte-Marie called for “compassion” while shining a spotlight on the Indigenous community during the 2021 Juno Awards on Sunday night.

The singer and activist used Canada’s biggest night in music as a platform to address the 215 children who were recently found buried in an unmarked mass grave at a former Kamloops, B.C., residential school.

RELATED: B.C. Teachers To Wear Orange To Honour Kids Found Buried At Kamloops Residential School While news from Kamloops might be “shocking to some people and a revelation”, the 80-year-old star noted that it is not surprising to Indigenous people. “The genocide basic to this country’s birth is ongoing, and we need to face it together,” she said. “And I ask for your compassion.” RELATED: JUNO

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