>>"Instead of reverence, our elders are often ignored and neglected. Much is the shame!"<<
even more is lost... perhaps tens of thousands of years of information and acquired wisdom.
My mom expressed a regret to me... it was that she did not learn native American medicine from her grandfather.
I am not going to have that same regret... I have spent the last several years not only deepening my relationships with family, and family friend elders and parents... I have actively expressed interest in, and have been granted teachings of whatever they can remember from their self sufficient roots...