The truth about Traditional culture

In todays world there is faster communication and a faster way of doing things, sometimes we bypass certain steps to gaining knowledge. The way that I acquired my knowledge is through the Traditional way: Offering of tobacco, blanket and monetary gift, these gifts to my teachers would give me accurate knowledge and passed down from generation to generation. The reason we give gifts is a way that Cultural Keepers can manage the Knowledge and the environment. Be careful out there when we seek to find culture, sometimes the teacher is just in the process of learning, when you are not sure - find your family Elder and take their advice, if you dont have a family Elder than find one who is a ' Language Traditional Elder' ( One who grew up with the Language and lived the culture since birth)