Kulchera Matson Good Medicine Media, Three Spirit Productions Liar, Thief,Fraud,Manipulator STEALS STORY IDEAS AND MAKES THEM HER OWN Vancouver, British Columbia

Thank you for taking the time and effort to write such an insulting letter of defamation. If you would have left your name I could've thanked you personally (or maybe "Cora" from Vancouver) is your real name?

You sure seem to know a lot about me even though I've never met anyone named "Cora" from Vancouver (let alone anyone who would have such knowledge on my heritage or Anthony Walsh).

So, I am assuming that we have met but you're simply too cowardly to leave your own name on this post because the majority of it is FALSE. Although one may see the internet as a means of anonymity, it is not.

If you think you are doing the world a service by dragging my name through the mud, then please do so as I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And please be sure to sign your full name if it's something you truly stand behind.

I can't control you or what you do. You could be defaming me on the internet or in person and there is nothing I could do about it. I have a strong feeling of who you might be but I refuse to engage this drama. There's only one truth here.

Whoever wrote these two postings is welcome to email me personally with any of these concerns. You can find me on facebook, twitter, or linkedin. Now, here are some responses to some of your 'observations';

Do I feel rightly entitled (and honored) to be telling the Anthony Walsh story? YES, legally and culturally.

Do I have a loving and supportive family? YES! Does that exclude me from being a writer or a storyteller?

Have the effects of colonial, paternalistic, racist attitudes (and assimilation attempts) affected my entire family to an extent? YES

Yes, my husband and I are both descendants of the Okanagan Nation but I am also of Finnish and British ancestry. Shall we get out a needle and start measuring the amount of blood that comes from each?

There are so many important stories to be told. This one is about Anthony Walsh and his legacy. Okanagan Day School students in the area also play a role. The story of Mr. Walsh and his students is a remarkable one, and one that I am doing my very best to honor.

Furthermore, it is far from a 'hard luck story' as your beautifully crafted 'post of negativity' suggests. This is a story of triumph in the midst of a tragic era in Canadian history.

My research on Mr. Walsh has taken me from Osoyoos to Victoria to Montreal, and I am now faced with the daunting task of having to sum up a man of such courage and love.

You hear about people being defamed and wrongfully accused; identity theft, fraud, etc, but you never really understand how it feels until it happens to you.

So thank you for leaving a permanent smear record on my name, you sure didn't hold back. But to you I wish good luck, good fortune, and peace in your heart.

Mr. Walsh would expect nothing less.