India, April 27 -- It's a story of loss, love, forgiveness and the search for identity - and a story that a group of McMaster students and community members will get to explore, thanks to Indigenous Student Services.

The story belongs to Hamilton-raised musician and visual artist Tom Wilson.

A musical Wilson co-created, Beautiful Scars, inspired by his 2019 memoir, Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home, made its world premiere at Theatre Aquarius this week.

Indigenous students, staff and faculty will be in the crowd to experience the show, which tells the story of how the renowned singer, while he was in his early 50s, learned he was adopted and that his ancestry is Mohawk.

Since the discovery, Wilson...