Indigenous tribes welcome rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park ceremony
The white buffalo calf's June arrival in Yellowstone National Park signaled, under tribal lore, both a blessing and a warning to the world.
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — Sage burned on the banks of Hebgen Lake as Indigenous tribal leaders marched in procession Wednesday morning to honor the birth of a white buffalo calf.
They sang songs and danced in a sacred ceremony under cloudy skies as hundreds of onlookers watched in silence.
The rare white calf’s arrival this month in Yellowstone National Park signaled, under tribal lore, both a blessing and a warning to the world.
“Mother Earth is sick and has a fever,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and Nakota Oyate, known as the Great Sioux Nation. “It is the fulfillment of our prophecy.”
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