White Buffalo Calf Woman
Blue Resonant Human
appears to be written by a certain individual there who calls
himself "Thunder Hawk." There is a lot we can all learn from
the various Indian Nations and I am pleased to see that perhaps
the time has come for them to share with us the puzzle pieces
which they hold. -d4
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So, many of you know that I have some connection with Native
American Elders some famous, some infamous and some who will
never be known by the general public, but are greatly respected
by those who know them. There has been discussion from time to
time here about some of the prophecies of different Native
Nations and some controversy about who is entitled (or whatever
word you want to use) to follow these ways.
Up till now, I've pretty much followed the "party line" so to
speak, meaning that I've been pretty much opposed to those who
don't have Native American blood following our traditions
without following certain guidelines. There are many reasons
why I took that position which would take a lot of time to
explain, so I'll distill most of that into the easiest and most
important one...it wasn't time.
Native American cultures are ALL different, just as all cultures
are. Of course there are many similarities as well and that's
what I'm going to focus on here. Most of the surviving Nations
have prophecies of the time of Purification which I've usually
called the Earth Changes. One Lakota prophecy said that the Red
Nations would lie in the dust for one hundred years. Then the
children of the white people would come to our Elders with long
hair and wearing beads and asking to be taught our ways. That
would signal the beginning of the Earth Changes. It was forseen
that by that time that humanity would be on the verge of
destruction because of the excesses of dominant society and
being out of balance with the Earth Mother and her other
children. At that time the Red Nations would have to teach the
white people how to live in balance and harmony in order to
avoid the annihilation of the human race.
The best known of all these prophecies are what are commonly
known as the Hopi Prophecies. The Hopi have never signed a
treaty with the US government and for the most part still live
much as they did centuries ago. They are the Earth Keepers,
their ceremonies directly affect the magnetic and electrical
grids which stabilize the Earth. Their prophecies are kept on
clay tablets in pictographic form and by certain Holy People who
hold the Oral tradition of it. I'm going to take the liberty to
greatly distill the prophecies that are already commonly known
in order to save time and space.
At some time in the past all the People of the Earth were one,
after a series of migrations starting in the Four Corners area
and ultimately ending there as well the white brother left on a
journey to the East across the Father Waters. It was prophesied
that one day he would return and upon that return he would
either have his open hand stretched out in peace or he would be
holding the spear of war. If he were holding the spear, hard
times would befall the People which would lead to a time of
purification. In that case, at the appropriate time, the
Keepers of the Oral Tradition and the Tablets were to visit the
House of Mica (United Nations) 4 times and warn the leaders of
the Nations of the Purification. If they were heeded a time of
healing and peace could follow. If they were ignored the
Purification wouldn't be avoided. Last year, the Hopi Elders
and members of several other Native Nations made their 4th and
final trip to the UN and were ignored.
Many of you know that last year, in accordance with many Native
prophecies, a white buffalo calf was born on the ranch of a
white family in Minnesota. Bless them, they have been very
respectful of our teachings and traditions and have allowed
Native People to have access to the calf. As of this time, as
predicted the calf has gone through 4 color changes, from white
to buff to red and now to black the four colors of humans. This
calf was a sign of the return of White Buffalo Calf Woman who
brought the Sacred Pipe to the Lakota Nation and in other forms
brought holy objects to other Native Nations. She had promised
that she would return when humans had forgotten Great Mystery
and the Spiritual Laws and were in a time of great distress.
What has not been widely known is that for many years the People
of the Iroquois Confederacy have been guardians for a second
part of the clay tablets of the Hopi Prophecies. In accordance
with those Prophecies representatives of many Nations, beliefs
and cultures have walked across the country with the tablets to
the Four Corners Area to return the tablets to the Hopi People.
These tablets have now been reawakened and this coming Saturday
will be reunited with the rest of the tablets. According to the
Keepers, there is NO possibility of avoiding the Purification
now. We have actually been in that cycle since the middle 1960's
but the reuniting of the tablets marks the final phase of the
cycle which will be the most devastating. Holy People from all
Indigenous Nations all over the world will join in prayer on
Sunday morning and they have asked that it be made known that
ALL people who understand the importance of these things join
them in prayer then.
Many Native American Elders feel that now is the time that we
may begin to teach those of dominant society who understand what's
going on how to live in balance and harmony again. One very
respected Lakota Holy Woman said before she crossed to the
Spirit world that EVERYONE should have a Sacred Pipe to pray
with.
This past weekend, I was privileged to be involved in ceremony
which has left me convinced that the Elders are right and the
time has finally come when we may begin to share these ways with
those who come in a good way. Mind you, I cannot and do not
claim to speak for all Native Elders or People. There are still
many who don't and won't agree with this sharing, that is
between them and the Spirits. It also doesn't mean that all
aspects of Native culture, spirituality or even all ceremonies
will be open to "outsiders."
I know that many of you are interested in these ways, and I
would be open to answering some questions that any of you may
have. At the same time, I am not comfortable with trying to
teach anyone these things through this medium as I believe that
that must be done face to face. Also keep in mind that I am not
making any claim on being a Holy Man or any kind of expert on
these things. Hechetu yelo Mitakuye Oyasin
Thunder
Origin: (1:362/940.2)
Rob E Joy
white buffalo. It was important for us to go because by now we had begun
to trust our intuitions and their definitly was a "pull" to see the
buffalo. We had also begun to understand the coming purification in real
terms. The wheather changes we are now facing represent a small preview
of what will eventually face. Driving to see the buffalo, something our
friends and associates thought was ridiculous, seemed to be an act or
pilgramage that brought us more in line with what is happening on this
planet. Just as the western mind could not understand our trip to
wisconsin, they also are incapable of undersatnding the earth changes.
I appreciate your posting and hope others will make the trip to see the
white buffalo. Remember: its not just seeing the buffalo that matters,
but journey itself.
Peace,
rob
JC
IT'S A MIRACLE! A WHITE BUFFALO,
SYMBOL OF NATIVE AMERICAN REBIRTH
AND WORLD HARMONY, IS BORN IN JANESVILLE
From the Madison weekly newspaper, "Isthmus," Nov 25-Dec 1.
by Tom Laskin
"To tell the truth, the first time I looked out there, I saw a
million dollars," says Janesville farmer Dave Heider as he watches
Miracle, the white buffalo calf held sacred by Native Americans, chew
contentedly on a mouthful of silage, "but once I saw how much this
little calf means to so many people, I couldn't see charging money
for people to come and look at her. I mean, how can you put a price
on something that's sacred and holy? You know, if God meant for me to
be a millionaire, I would have won the lottery."
Heider and his wife, Val, had been raising buffalo on their 46-acre
hobby farm for less than five years when Miracle was born snow white
on August 20. Since then more than 20,000 people have come to see
her, and the gate to the Heider's pasture and the trees next to it
are now covered with offerings: feathers, necklaces and pieces of
colorful cloth as well as personal notes and the occasional medal won
in Vietnam.
But the Heiders haven't tried to make money off the calf. Dave still
drives a truck for the county (he'll go up to a 16-hour day when the
snow begins to fall) and Val hasn't quit her janitor job. The couple
has gotten into a little merchandising, but profits from postcards
and T-shirts sold at the farm during weekend visiting hours go into a
trust fund that will be used to maintain the calf and pay for such
other expenses as the 9000-volt electric fence that guards Miracle
and the rest of the Heider's 13-buffalo herd.
The Heiders knew from contacts in the bison industry that their calf
was unusual; in fact, the "Wisconsin Farmer" and "The Beloit Daily
News" both did stories about its birth. But it was only after the
story got wider distribution that they learned Miracle was held
sacred by buffalo-hunting Plains Indians; including the Lakota and
the Cheyenne.
"The story hit the news wire on Wednesday and the first Native
Americans were here on Thursday," recalls Heider. "I think they were
Oneida. They came from Black River Falls. We were up by the calf with
some people and these Native Americans had been waiting for an hour,
an hour and half. They asked our permission to see the calf and also
pray to it and leave an offering."
News of the calf spread quickly through the Native American community
because its birth fulfilled a 2000-year-old prophecy of northern
Plains Indians. Joseph Chasing Horse, traditional leader of the
Lakota nation, explains that 2000 years ago a young woman who first
appeared in the shape of a white buffalo gave the Lakota's ancestors
a sacred pipe and sacred ceremonies and made them guardians of the
Black Hills. Before leaving, she also prophesized that one day she
would return to purify the world, bringing back spiritual balance and
harmony; the birth of a white buffalo calf would be a sign that her
return was at hand.
Owen Mike, who's in line to succeed his 90-year-old father, Thomas,
as head of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) buffalo clan, says his people
have a slightly different interpretation of the white calf's
significance. He adds, however, that the Ho-Chunk version of the
prophecy also stresses the return of harmony, both in nature and
among all peoples.
"It's more of a blessing from the Great Spirit," Mike explains. "It's
a sign. This white buffalo is showing us that everything is going to
be okay."
FULFILLING THE PROPHESY
But even if other white buffalo have been born in modern times,
Miracle holds special significance for Native Americans. She's
female, and the bull that sired her died, just as in the prophecy.
And, while recent visitors to the Heider farm are sometimes
disappointed that the calf's head has turned brown and its body is
now a silvery tan, versions of the prophecy state that the white
buffalo calf would change colors four times, thus signifying the
colors of the four peoples she would unify: black, red, yellow, and
white.
Joseph Chasing Horse, in a phone interview from his home in Rapid
City, S.D., adds that winter counts -- which date the telling of the
White Buffalo Calf Woman story in sacred ceremonies -- confirm that
this is the buffalo calf of the prophecy.
Moreover, the birth of Miracle on the Heider farm coincides with
increased economic stability (thanks in large part to profits from
Indian gaming) and cultural rejuvenation among Native Americans. For
example, the Ho-Chunk (who this month received federal permission to
restore their original name) have used gaming profits to establish
Ho-Chunk language programs in their summer camp for teenage children
and in four new Head Start centers. The tribe has also reacquired a
tract of land that includes sacred sites on the lower Wisconsin
River.
Larry Johns, a member of the Oneida tribe who works to preserve
Indian mounds and other sacred sites, stresses the cultural
importance of such recent discoveries as the Gottschall Rock Shelter
in Iowa County, which includes a rock painting from A.D. 900 that
tells a story still told by Ho-Chunk elders.
"My father and grandfather went to Indian schools, and they were
beaten for speaking their language," says Johns, who along with
fellow Oneida and representatives of other tribes has helped put
together the new Native American Council of Madison, a group
dedicated to promoting cultural awareness, "They tried to beat the
Indian out of us. It's imperative that we go back to these stories
and find out what they mean to us... and we are."
And how does Miracle fit into all of this? Says Johns, "There's so
little understanding of Native American issues and ideas that any
opportunity to get people interested -- even if it's just coming to
see a white buffalo calf -- is a good thing."
Johns admits that seeing a key Indian prophecy fulfilled at a white
couple's farmette on the banks of the Rock River at first seemed a
bit bizarre. But the Heiders' eagerness to accommodate the people who
came to pray to the calf and leave offerings eased his mind.
Dave Heider was impressed by the beauty of buffalo when he and
Val got their first good look at a bull a few years ago at an exotic
animal sale in Michigan. But the couple didn't get into buffalo
farming because of romantic visions of the Great Plains turned
black by enormous bison herds.
But the buffalo isn't just a food source for Native Americans.
Especially for the Plains Indians, it has always been a living,
breathing sacrament. Unlike the soldiers and Wild Westerners who
hunted North America's 60 million-head herd to the brink of
extinction in the 1890s, the Lakota and other Plains Indians never
wasted any portion of the buffalo they killed. The buffalo provided
them with food, shelter, clothing -- all the essentials of life. It
was also a central part of their spiritual lives, and the hunt itself
was a ceremony.
These days, the Lakota and other nations have established their own
herds in South Dakota and elsewhere through the InterTribal Bison
Association. (The Ho-Chunk hope to raise a herd on part of the
600-acre parcel they've purchased, with profits from their three
casinos, on the lower Wisconsin River.) And, along with renewed
interest on the part of young people in their native languages and
sacred ways, the rebirth of the buffalo herds is strengthening
cultural awareness.
But building herds is an ongoing process, and Joseph Chasing Horse
says much more must be done to protect the buffalo and their North
American habitat: "I would like to see something put into place where
[the buffalo] would be able to regenerate their herds and be given
more of their aboriginal migrating territory," he says. "Since the
disappearance of the buffalo migration, we have felt the ecological
impact that it is having upon the land. With the disappearance of the
buffalo, there are certain medicines that no longer grow, and the
Great Plains are being turned back into a desert."
In recent years, non-Indians have also come to realize the profound
influence of buffalo on the health of the land. A South Dakota ranch
manager quoted in the National Geographic's recent cover story on
the American buffalo says wider migrations could help solve
water-management problems because the buffalo's sharp hooves
break up the soil and improve its ability to hold moisture.
Buffalo can live for nearly 40 years, which means the Heiders are
likely to form much stronger bonds with the Native Americans they've
come to know since August. And while the number of visitors who still
trek to the farm to see Miracle has decreased since the weather got
cold and her winter coat began to darken, Dr. Spritz and others say
warmer weather may renew her whiteness. That second miracle of
coloration would undoubtedly bring a second wave of attention to the
calf and occasion more pilgrimages.
But no matter what happens to Miracle in the coming months and years,
Joseph Chasing Horse says this sign from the Great Spirit and the
ensuing age of harmony and balance it represents cannot be revoked.
That doesn't mean, of course, that the severe trials Native Americans
have endured since the arrival of Europeans on these shores are over.
Indeed, the Lakota nation mounted the longest court case in U.S.
history in an unsuccessful effort to regain control of the Black
Hills, the sacred land on which the White Buffalo Calf Woman appeared
2000 years ago.
Still, despite their ongoing struggles, Native Americans are
heartened by the appearance of a white buffalo in Janesville, and
have hope for a harmonious and prosperous future.
"Mention that we are praying, many of the medicine people, the
spiritual leaders, the elders, are praying for the world," says
Joseph Chasing Horse. "We are praying that mankind does wake up and
think about the future, for we haven't just inherited this earth from
our ancestors, but we are borrowing it from our unborn children."
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relocating from Ohio to Seattle. It was an important stop for my friends
and me, as it signaled the beginning of a trip that would include Devil's
Tower, the Badlands and Yellowstone.
Imagine our disappointment when we arrived only to find that the buffalo
was off limits except for certain hours on certain days. Imagine our
dismay at not even being able to see the white buffalo from our vantage
point beyond the fencing. Imagine our disgust over learning that one had
to PAY to see the white buffalo.
Excuse me, but shouldn't this buffalo be free, instead of being penned up
and being used for one man's financial gain?
I was actually glad we didn't see the buffalo; the realization of its
living conditions made me sick to my stomach.
It was the beginning of a very eventful, spiritual journey...and perhaps
witnessing firsthand the commercialization of this message from the gods
made it the more so...
Just my $.02
MEAGF
told me that there are white buffalo born all the time. He himself is a
Lakota Sioux and very involved in his community; most of the people
charging to see this know that these things happen all the time- but this
fact makes it no less sacred. Enjoy your journey
Andrea Chen
Yes it does. White animals of all types are sacred and they appear
to those who would look.
For example when we were trapping our first hawk we had gone days
without success. We through the trap before a near albino redtail.
She flew down, walked around the trap as though inspecting it.
The next throw we caught our first hawk. The next time we trapped,
we also saw a whitish hawk in the distance one evening. The next
morning our next hawk came.
My point is that this symbol is woven into the "manitou" of the
land. The mystic animals are meant to be called though individual
"spirit quest" not packaged like a tourist event. There is nothing
wrong with going to see a packaged white buffalo calf (indeed
with a little bleach one could set up a franchise), but it is
not in itself anymore holly than going to Disneyland.
A white cat just passed a little child in an inner city alley and
it carries more "medicine" than even a full hour video of the
famous white buffalo.
The scaredness comes from yourself not the external event. The
external event is merely a response.
Eric Elfman
: I knew someone who worked with the "wild" herds in National Parks... they
: told me that there are white buffalo born all the time. He himself is a
: Lakota Sioux and very involved in his community; most of the people
: charging to see this know that these things happen all the time- but this
As I understand it, _albino_ buffalo calves are relatively common. The
thing that makes this one unique is that it is a "true" white buffalo, not
an albino (in other words, the eye color, etc., are normal).
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