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The Medicine Bag Story
Who are you today, Maria? and The Medicine Bag are two stories that discuss cultural heritage. The two stories talk about 2 kids, Martin and Maria, they both have their grandparent who inherit their possessions that demonstrate the culture of what they are, or they coming from. In the stories Martin is not quite sure to take what his grandfather is giving to him, in the other hand we have Maria that is excited to receive what her grandmother would giveto her.
Martin’s grandfather lives on a reservation. He does not feel comfortable when talk about his grandfather and he also don’t want to show his grandfather to his friends unlike Maria that lives with her grandmother, and has a real good relationship, she loves her grandmother, Maria describes
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