A Cree Indian, this folk singer won a 1982 Oscar for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
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an Oscar in 1982 for Up Where We Belong, the theme song to the... [DOC] [TLE] Buffy Sainte-Marie - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 4, 2016 ... A pioneering and influential singer-songwriter, Buffy Sainte-Marie ... She was an 
important figure in the Greenwich Village and Torontofolk music revivalsin the 
1960s, ... Award in 1983 for co-writing the hit song Up Where We Belong.