A Cree Indian, this folk singer won a 1982 Oscar for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman"
The song Up Where We Belong, which she co-wrote with Will ... film An 
Officer and a Gentleman, won an Academy Award for Best Song... [DOC] [TLE] Buffy Sainte-Marie | Running for the Drum (CD/DVD) | CD Baby ... [PAR] Her co-written Up Where We Belong, the theme from the 1982 movie "An Officer 
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