“Music is an essential element of cultures across the globe. Its unique sounds and stories help people feel connected to their cultures.
However, growing up surrounded by the music of his culture was not something B.C. Métis composer T. Patrick Carrabré got to experience.
Carrabré was taken from his birth mother as a baby during the mass 1960s removal of Canadian Indigenous children from their communities and families known as the Sixties Scoop.
After being adopted by a white family, the boy who is now director of the UBC School of Music, grew up unaware of his Métis roots and without a connection to Métis customs, traditions, and music…”
