Read this excerpt from “The Medicine Bag.” “I sent your mother and sister away. What you will hear today is only for a man’s ears. What you will receive is only for a man’s hands.” He fell silent and I felt shivers down my back.

Grandpa sends Martin’s mother and sister away because what he is about to say and give is “only for a man’s” ears and hands. This shows that Grandpa’s culture reserves this tradition and the medicine bag for men. The excerpt does not suggest that he distrusts the women or that Martin is too young.

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