Dickie and Ron are two Native American brothers living in a rural town on the coast of Canada, adjacent to some small islands that hold significance to Native Americans. One of the islands acts as a burial site for Natives, though it is overcrowded, with caskets left aboveground. Ron is sick and has a troubled past, having been to prison, and has been home for two days, but can't stand anyone in town besides his brother. While the two are on the beach, they're approached by another duo of men with a boat stuck in the sand. Dickie and Ron immediately tense up, as they feel something is wrong. Ron takes the lead and speaks with the other men, informing Dickie after they leave that they were looking for burial sites, likely to steal the necklaces of the deceased and sell them to museums. Dickie is angry that Ron told them where and how to get to the burial sites, but Ron claims that they won't find anything because he'd already taken the necklaces years ago. Either way, Ron thinks that they will leave once they see the recently deceased bodies, rather than ancient remains. Dickie is irritated regardless, but Ron suddenly takes off to join the men, claiming he wants to help them. When Dickie is walking back home, he hears a distinct cry. The next day, Dickie goes to the island, and is only able to nail his cousin's casket anew before he has to run off, seeing that they had left her jawbone beside her casket, since it still had skin on it. A week later, Ron dies in the city, but without money or fair notice, his family can't bury him on the island.