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LilMikeSF

After decades of artistic liberties, folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie' admits she is not #Canadian and her #Polaris music prize was revoked.

That same day, the #Canadian #Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences said in a news release: "Following a thorough review, consultations with the CARAS #IndigenousMusic Advisory Committee, and in light of recent information, including Ms. Sainte-Marie’s confirmation that she is not Canadian, #CARAS will revoke Buffy Sainte-Marie's #JUNOAwards and Canadian Music #HallofFame induction in accordance with its eligibility requirements."

While long swirling rumors of native ancestry go unchecked , it has been investigated that the octogenarian folk music artist had no genetic ties to indigenous tribal ancestry. Sainte-Marie has said that when she was a young adult she was #adopted by a #Cree family in the Canadian #province of #Saskatchewan and has "lived with uncertainty" about her true heritage.

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USA TODAY · Folk singer Buffy Sainte-Marie's awards rescinded after she confirms she's not CanadianBy KiMi Robinson
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Philip Kiff

Buffy Sainte-Marie has now also been stripped of her Polaris Music Prize, her five Juno Awards, and her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Sainte-Marie recently confirmed that she is an American citizen, not a Canadian citizen. Questions remain around her Indigenous identity. Apparently, the awards have been stripped because she doesn't meet eligibility requirements.

thestar.com/entertainment/musi

Toronto Star · Buffy Sainte-Marie stripped of Polaris Music Prize, Juno Awards and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductionBy Richie Assaly
#BuffySainteMarie#Pretendian#Polaris
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Flipboard Science Desk

Four astronauts on the Polaris Dawn mission have now traveled farther into outer space than any human has since NASA’s Apollo era ended more than 50 years ago. Two of the astronauts, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon, share the distinction of traveling father from Earth than any woman has before. The crew, commanded by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, is on day two of a five-day itinerary which includes a spacewalk. Read more from USA Today.

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USA TODAY · Polaris Dawn mission update: SpaceX Dragon takes crew to highest orbit in 50 yearsBy Eric Lagatta
#Space#SpaceX#Polaris
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Chuck Darwin

Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalk

Four astronauts have blasted out of the atmosphere as part of a privately funded five-day mission that aims to carry out the first commercial spacewalk.

#Jared #Isaacman, the American billionaire founder of the electronic payment company #Shift4, is bankrolling the #Polaris #Dawn mission and acting as commander of the crew.

It is the second trip Isaacman has charted. In 2021, he flew on the #Inspiration4 mission, the first orbital spaceflight by an #all-#civilian crew, which included a cancer survivor as well as a data engineer who won his seat in a raffle draw.

Isaacman, who has thousands of hours in various aircraft, is joined this time by a retired military fighter pilot and two employees of SpaceX, the Elon Musk-owned company that is operating the mission.

SpaceX’s #Falcon9 rocket launched from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday morning after several delays.
A previous attempt to launch last month was postponed hours before liftoff after a small helium leak on the launchpad.
It was later pushed back further when the same make of rocket was temporarily grounded by US regulators for checks.

The trip will last about five days and take an oval-shaped orbit that travels as far as 870 miles (1,400km) from Earth’s surface

theguardian.com/science/articl

The Guardian · Polaris Dawn mission blasts off with plans for first commercial spacewalkBy Oliver Holmes
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Flipboard Science Desk

"Over the weekend the crew of the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission shared a wealth of details about the intriguing private mission that will send humans farther than they have flown from Earth in half a century."

Here's an article by Eric Berger of @arstechnica: "Why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually matters."

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Ars Technica · Here’s why a rich guy going to space for a second time actually mattersPolaris Dawn will be the first time that SpaceX employees have actually gone to space.
#Polaris#SpaceX#Space
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Thomas

7/n #TesseracT #Metaljourney

I apologise in advance to the many TesseracT fans.

#Polaris is done and I need to take a break now. Midway through the album it started to annoy me and made me realize: I am just not a prog fan any longer.

Ratingwise... well I got bored this time so 2,5/5

Ranking:
1. Altered State 3
2. One 3
3. Polaris 2,5

The #GrowerOrBlower metre slightly deflects to the blower.

kscopemusic.bandcamp.com/album

KscopePolaris, by TesseracT9 track album
#TomsMusic
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