White Buffalo Prayer
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 12:14 |
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The White Buffalo Prophecy
In the words of Chief Arvol Looking Horse:
"So we carry these messages up to this day
& the belief [Lakota words] that some day there's going to be some signs.
And so the elderly people have been praying for the return of the white
buffalo calf. And but so these signs that we see,
they said there's gonna be like four white buffalo calves to be born
during this time, & today there's three of them that were born.
[& now, in the spring of 1998, the fourth white buffalo calf was born in Michigan]
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Back in 1890 a way of life they say the sacred hoop was broken
at Wounded Knee & for a hundred years we could not practice this way.
And once again, in 1990, the seventh generation, that's when
our way of life, the sacred hoop would be mending the mending
of the sacred hoop we have to complete ourself spiritually.
The last one hundred years we re not sharing, there's so many things that we do not tell,
so we have this because we are not sharing everything is so closed in
& in the seventh generation once again people would start to feel this.
So we live in that time when the seventh generation since 1890 the mending of the sacred hoop
is once again start sharing & start understanding this way of life, because
when we do this in our way, we say that when somebody is not sharing & when they carry that pain
then it turns to violence, anger, hatred, & jealousy,
& all the things that because we are not teaching it, we are not sharing them.
But when we start doing the ceremonies,
we let go of that pain, & we feel good inside, spiritually.
So these spiritual connections that we have today,
we have to really think about not only ourselves, but all things
the two-legged, the four-legged, the winged ones, the ones that crawl.
We say Mitakuye Oyasin To All My Relations
So I m really thankful that there's a lot of good things that's happening, & I m very thankful to be here
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This is an historical moment for First Nations. For our people, the birth of the female white buffalo calf
signifies that many changes are coming to the world.
In 1890, when the 7th Cavalry massacred my relatives at Wounded Knee,
the sacred hoop of our Nation was broken. The prophecies also tell us
that seven generations would pass before we would be strong enough to begin mending the sacred hoop.
We are in the 7th generation today. In this generation, healing will begin not only for ourselves,
our families, our nations, but also for the whole world. We pray
to never see another Wounded Knee happen to any peoples anywhere.
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The birth of the white buffalo calf tells us the time to begin this mending of the sacred hoop is now. Elders have declared June 21st to be World Peace
& Prayer Day. On this day, people around the world will gather at their sacred sites
whether it be a church, a temple, a mosque, or a mountain, they will pray
for world peace. If we do not do this, much hardship is ahead for all peoples of all races. We have a short time
to return to our spiritual roots & begin respecting our Mother who we depend on
for the sustenance of life. Our Mother Earth is needing to cleanse herself & it is our duty
to also pray for her so that we may see life for our grandchildren in the 7th generation."
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