Welcome to the cities of
Plymouth Minnesota
New Port Richey Florida
To my posting about gifting,
this time the question is a memorable one asked often about gifting to an
elder.
To my blogs
and
This question I am pleased to
say, as with most of my postings and websites, cannot be asked too many times,
because the more it is asked the more often it gets out on the internet for all
to see and/or challenge.
Also, the question is a good
one and the answer is a simple one because simplicity is the name of the game
while writing about the truth?
As with all of my writings
about our tobacco, I start with this.
First thing to remember about
our tobacco, it was, it is, and should always be, herbs (Kinnick Kinnick) not a
chemical treated cigarettes!
While offering a cigarette,
please remember, it is an insult to a Traditional if that person is a Non
Smoker!
A person handing this herb
will usually have it wrapped in something for a convenience to the elder, not
always but, if it is wrapped, red would be the preferred color of the wrap,
(RED
IS THE COLOR of the HEART BLOOD).
Also, by using your left hand
to his/her left hand, shows true respect and knowledge to the elder.
Each
time a native person uses a traditional elder way an ancestor sheds a tear of
joy.
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