Article: Sacred sign: Birth of albino buffalo calf brings hope to Plains

Avis Little Eagle
Indian Country Today (Lakota Times)
09-08-1994
Sacred sign: Birth of albino buffalo calf brings hope to Plains nations.

By Avis Little Eagle

Indian Country Today

RAPID CITY -- The birth of a rare white buffalo calf on a farm in Wisconsin is a sign of hope for plains tribes who consider the white buffalo sacred, according to Lakota elders who are traveling to Wisconsin to leave gifts with the owner of the calf.

The newborn calf could be the first rare albino buffalo born in nearly 100 years. The white buffalo calf was born at an exotic animals farm south of Janesville Wisc., on the Dave Heider farm. Investors and exotic animal collectors, including rock guitarist Ted Nugent, ...

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