#6-4: What was Junior’s grandmother’s greatest gift? What has happened to Indians’ sense of tolerance? Why has that occurred? (Sofi P.)

Junior's grandmother's greatest gift was the gift of tolerance. In the old days, Indians often honored characteristics often seen as weird today. "In fact, weird people were often celebrated." They thought seizures were given to lucky ones as a gift from God, and that gays were special because they were both caregivers and warriors, instead of  one. Over time, the Indians' sense of tolerance has ceased to exist. Junior says white people brought their fear of difference to native cultures, causing the loss of acceptance.