Gabrielle Brochu ( They/Them )

Recent MA Graduate

Qey, nil nitlewis Sipu, nil Wolastoqewi, nil coqolsakutomuhtihtit. Nil nejeaw Odawa naka Neqotkuk.

Gabrielle is a Two-Spirit Wolastoqewi singer whose family is from Neqotkuk First Nation. They are in their second year of the MA Music and Culture program at Carleton, and hold two bachelors degrees from Mount Allison University in Classical Voice and Mathematics. Their current research centres around cultural resurgence and sonic sovereignty in their home community, specifically how music, world view and sovereignty are inherently intertwined in Wolastoqey culture. They are also interested in Indigenous opera, specifically how breaking norms and traditions in the operatic genre, coupled with good ways of knowing and Indigenous-led projects, can result in Indigenous+art music that uplifts and reinforces Indigenous sonic sovereignty.