The Peacock 1455

Her voice is warm, confident, and confiding. Perfect for a nurse, since she immedately invites trust and elicits genuine interest. An almost preternaturally likeable person. "As well as living on unceded territory, my grandfather and his entire family somehow escaped registration by the government. They managed to continue mostly unmolested by government or RCMP, never experienced the trauma of the native residential schools, and have been free to this day to practice their culture and spirituality and speak their language without impediment. Apparently, when our great grandfather came over from the the Dutch East indies, or Indonesia, he had to haggle brutally with Grandfather Elliot's grandfather and grand uncles before they would allow him to parcel off a couple of hectares for his own private mansion, where Melissa and Carl now live. But there were conditions. Our people would retain the right to hunt and perform ceremonies on the property. Our Dutch great grandfather was not about to cooperate, and quickly harnessed the RCMP and their legendry racism in order to keep them off the land. A series of curses were invoked and then all hell began to break loose...