Injun Jane

[injunjane]

"Injun Jane" – A 300-pound American Indian dishwasher in the Twisted River cookhouse and Daniel's part-time "babysitter". Her real name is not known. She lost her own son years previously and is fond of Daniel. She is Constable Carl's girlfriend and he regularly beats her up when he is drunk.

In fact, the nickname of this dreamjournal has nothing to do with the novel about the Twisted River.
And, I'm not a 300-pound dishwasher but a 50-kilo academic scientist/temporarily lab technician.

Jane is actually my real name if translated into English. And yes, like in this image, I've got a flute (moreover, some 12 or 13 flutes of all sizes and shapes).

"Injun Jane" is an analogy to Injun Joe from Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (one of the most favourite books of my childhood). Although the Indian there was an anti-hero, Injun Jane in my case has strictly positive connotation. I'm fascinated with the culture of North American Native tribes, especially the ones from South-West - here is the image of my favourite personnage Kokopelli from Hopi/Navaho folklore.