#the White Buffalo Calf

[generationexorcist]

Reported Birth of Rare White Buffalo Calf in Yellowstone Park Fulfills Lakota Prophecy

“The birth of this calf is both a blessing and warning. We must do more,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota, and the 19th keeper of the sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman Pipe and Bundle.

The birth of the sacred calf comes as after a severe winter in 2023 drove thousands of Yellowstone buffalo, also known as bison, to lower elevations. More than 1,500 were killed, sent to slaughter or transferred to tribes seeking to reclaim stewardship over an animal their ancestors lived alongside for millennia...

Time

White Buffalo Calf Woman: The Lakota Goddess of Peace and Healing

[cognitivejustice]

Many tribes consider a white bison birth to be a sacred omen that signifies change. The herd this calf was born into has also become an important cultural symbol - it's the last wild buffalo herd in North America.

The herd is entering a new chapter of its life as stewardship of the species is increasingly being overseen by indigenous communities again and advocates push to grow bison populations.

The white calf has added spiritual significance to buffalo advocates' efforts as they test a long-standing status quo where government policies prioritise beef ranching over the beliefs of native tribes.

For the last 2,000 years the people of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakoda tribes have told the story of a woman who arrived during a time of need.

A version speaks of two scouts searching for food and buffalo in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

The mysterious woman appeared and offered their tribe a bundle of sacred gifts, including a pipe carved from red rock, and instructed the people on how to live and pray.

She transformed several times before taking the form a white buffalo calf with a black nose, black eyes and black hooves. As she departed, a great number of buffalo returned to feed the people.

Dozens of other tribes have white buffalo stories, interpreting its arrival as both a blessing and a warning.

Chief Arvol Looking Horse, a spiritual leader of the Lakota Tribe, is known as the Keeper of the Sacred Bundle — the bundle and pipe left by the spirit. He likens the white calf’s return to the second coming of Christ.

Looking Horse, 70, said that before she departed, the woman told the people that she would return as a white buffalo calf “when everything is sickly and not good, and when people are with a not good mind”.

“This is spirit. It means spirit is happening,” he added.

[thegenxorcist]

White Buffalo Calf Woman

White Buffalo Calf Woman is a revered figure in Lakota culture, known as a sacred goddess of peace, healing, and transformation with a profound mythological and spiritual significance.

Her teachings are deeply embedded in Lakota tradition and include the bestowal of the Sacred Pipe, symbolizing unity and communication with the divine. She is also associated with the Vision Quest, where individuals embark on a spiritual journey to seek guidance and understanding. The story of White Buffalo Calf Woman serves as a reminder of the importance of respecting nature and maintaining harmony within oneself and the community. Her presence is a representation of hope, renewal, and the enduring spirit of the Lakota people...

White Buffalo Calf Woman: The Lakota Goddess of Peace and Healing

Reported Birth of Rare White Buffalo Calf in Yellowstone Park Fulfills Lakota Prophecy

[worldwithoutmiracles]

Lakota Elders see omen in Yellowstone's rare white bison birth

"An incredibly rare white bison calf has been photographed in Yellowstone National Park, exciting [Lakota] who view it as a religious sign heralding major change.

It was spotted in the Lamar Valley area, and is the first white bison to be born in the last wild herd in the US, according to modern records. (Born 4 June 2024)

Simon Moya-Smith, an Oglala Lakota writer who was also raised on the white buffalo woman's story, told the BBC that tradition says the arrival of a white calf is seen as both a 'blessing and a warning'.

Every time a white calf is seen, 'you have this prophecy of something good or something bad will happen. But we know that it's going to be great - great in the sense that it's going to be significant'."

article from the BBC here (added Lakota to the headline because just saying "Native Americans" is fine for an article from the BBC but felt kind of disrespectful for me), second article from PBS, link to one retelling of the white buffalo calf woman story

[comparativetarot]

Queen of Pentacles. Art by Lisa Hunt, from the Animals Divine Tarot.

White Buffalo Calf Woman

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

"....SHE DISAPPERAED, AND THE PEOPLE SAW ONLY A WHITE BUFFALO COW..."

PIC INFO: Spotlight on the White Buffalo Woman, the mythological figure of Lakota Indian legend in which she presents her people with the Sacred Calf Pipe giving them the means to pray to the Great Spirit, artwork by Eric Carle (1929-2021), from the children's book "Dragons Dragons and Other Creatures that Never Were" (1988).

". . . A beautiful maiden dressed in sage. . . unwrapped the pipe and taught the songs and prayers of five great ceremonies. . . She disappeared, and the people saw only a white buffalo cow trotting over the prairie."

-- "White Buffalo Woman" by JOHN BIERHORST (b. 1936)

Source: www.fairyroom.ru/?p=56315 & World History.

[fiberwoman15]

A good omen! 👍

[creator-of-calm-queer-chaos]

You are correct!

i just bawled my eyes out and it feels like i just got the biggest hug to my soul. thank you thank you thank you. it is sacred and it is SAFE the poster will not tell anyone even what state this is in, only thats this is in USA. even if you are not indigenous i hope this lifts your spirits and comforts you.

[jandeelstra]

White Buffalo Calf Woman is a divine feminine guide of sacred wisdom, prayer, and peaceful power. She teaches us to live in right relationship—with ourselves, others, and the Earth. Her presence calls you to remember who you are and walk in reverence. You are the prayer. You are the prophecy. https://JanDeelstra.com/BLOG

[nicoleangelae]

for all of the missing and murdered indigenous people and their families.

it makes me so angry and sad to see so much violence against indigenous peoples. i often wonder why this keeps happening to this land’s people. i hope for change and for peace.

[spaceysoupy]

Happy birthday to the white buffalo calf in Yellowstone <3

[geezerwench]

Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy

Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy https://www.yahoo.com/news/reported-birth-rare-white-buffalo-184557014.html

[wachinyeya]

According to the National Bison Association, there are approximately 500,000 bison in North America, and only about one in every ten million bison born is white.

Among the Lakota people, the white bison holds a special place in their spirituality and traditions. The legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman is central to their beliefs.

According to the legend, a white buffalo calf appeared to the Lakota many generations ago and transformed into a beautiful woman who taught them sacred ceremonies and imparted important spiritual knowledge. The White Buffalo Calf Woman promised to return again, signaling a time of peace and harmony.

[ancestorsalive]

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐬𝐞 🌻🌻

Pretty Nose : A Fierce and Uncompromising Woman War Chief You Should Know

Pretty Nose (c. 1851 – after 1952) was an Arapaho woman, and according to her grandson, was a war chief who participated in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.In some sources, Pretty Nose is called Cheyenne, although she was identified as Arapaho on the basis of her red, black and white beaded cuffs. The two tribes were allies at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and are still officially grouped together as the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes.

On June 25, 1876, a battalion of the 7th Cavalry, led by George Armstrong Custer, was wiped out by an overwhelming force of Lakota, Dakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho.

There are many stories that come from this most famous battle of the Indian Wars. However, the most overlooked account is of the women warriors who fought alongside their male counterparts.

Minnie Hollow Wood, Moving Robe Woman, Pretty Nose (pictured), One-Who-Walks-With-The-Stars, and Buffalo Calf Road Woman were among the more notable female fighters.

Pretty Nose fought with the Cheyenne/Arapaho detachment.

One-Who-Walks-With-The-Stars (Lakota) killed two soldiers trying to flee the fight.

Minnie Hollow Wood earned a Lakota war-bonnet for her participation, a rare honor.

Lakota Moving Robe Woman fought to avenge the death of her brother.

And Cheyenne Buffalo Calf Road Woman holds the distinction of being the warrior who knocked Custer off his horse, hastening the demise of the over-confident Lt. Colonel.

Pretty Nose's grandson, Mark Soldier Wolf, became an Arapaho tribal elder who served in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. She witnessed his return to the Wind River Indian Reservation in 1952, at the age of 101.

[acti-veg]

The American buffalo, also known as bison, once numbered in the tens of millions before being brought to the brink of extinction in the 1800s. Now, the only wild herd in the US is limited to just 5,000 animals.

But tribes and bison advocates see opportunity as Yellowstone, America’s first national park and the home of the white calf, considers a proposal to expand the wild herd’s size for the first time in decades.

The white calf has added spiritual significance to buffalo advocates' efforts as they test a long-standing status quo where government policies prioritise beef ranching over the beliefs of native tribes.

[whencyclopedia]

White Buffalo Calf Woman

White Buffalo Calf Woman (Ptesan-Wi) is a supernatural entity of the Sioux religion, who serves as an intermediary between Wakan Tanka (Great Mystery or Great Spirit) and the people. According to Sioux lore, she appeared to the people in the distant past to teach them how to reconnect and maintain a relationship with the Great Spirit.

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