The Buffalo

The Buffalo

The buffalo or bison is considered by many
tribes to be a symbol of adundance for
it was the meat of the buffalo that fed
the people, the hides that provided
clothing and shelter, the bones and sinew
provided tools of survival.

In the Legend of the Sacred Pipe, the
White Buffalo Calf Woman gave the
Sacred Pipe to the Sioux as a
caretaker for the Red Nation.
This pipe held the power
of the Great Spirit. She brought
the people a message
of peace and said that they would
have good hunting
and turn into a great nation.
The appearance of a white
buffalo is a sign that prayers have
been heard, and
signals a time of abundance plenty.

"Buffalo Medicine" means to bring a special honor,
or appreciation for all of the things that the Earth
provides for her children. To use buffalo medicine
is to smoke the pipe in a sacred manner, and to give
praise for the richness of life to be shared with all.
If a child's name included the word "buffalo" in it, the
Indians believed that the child would be especially
strong and would mature quickly. If a warrior was
renamed after a vision or great hunting or war
accomplishment, and his new name included the
word "buffalo," it meant that the buffalo was his
supernatural helper, or that he exhibited the strength
of a buffalo, or that he was an extraordinary hunter.
In other words, the name desribed the powers of the man.

Societies named after the buffalo had the animal as
their patron. Holy men who saw buffalo in the vision
during which they were called to the practice of
medicine would seek thereafter to commune with
the Great Spirit through the buffalo.


Below is how they MUST be seen!
If all the Bison/Buffalo s gone
How will our children know what they
looked like in person
Pictures do not do justice to these aminals
















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