This gift can be what you wish to give to someone older or younger. Usually and most often is a gift of tobacco wrapped in either red or white cloth, tied with leather or sinew cord. The colour (red), represents the blood of the people, past, present and future. The colour (white) represents the purity of ones' heart and spirit.
In previous lessons, you were taught that tobacco represented "Truth" or "Speaker of Truth". Given as a gift to someone in this matter, shows Utmost Respect and Honour to that individual person.
This being a "personal acknowledgement" should always be done in as close (as possible) in a "private environment." even though you may be at a pow wow or other event with crowds of people around, this can be done without making it a public spectacle. Natives are usually a "private people."
Keeping this in mind, You approach this person with the proper respect and honour as also taught how in another previous lesson.
Once you do this, and you are face-to-face with this individual, you present this gift within in your (Left) hand (palm down), reaching out with your Left Hand to their Left Hand and in doing this you place the gift of tobacco in their hand. Usually the person will take the gift and you or both of you may say a few words to each other, or just a simple nod the head in recognition of what took place between you two in this gesture.
NOTE: This is also how you would approach an Elder to ask something of them.
As being given a name or some special knowledge from that Elder.
