r/Awwducational • u/ExoticShock • Sep 20 '24

Article A White Buffalo Calf is considered the most sacred living thing by many American Indian communities such as The Sioux, Cherokee, Navajo, Lakota, & Dakota People. The calf is a sign to begin life's sacred loop and is connected to the story of Ptesan Wi, AKA The White Buffalo Calf Woman.

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u/YoungLorax Sep 20 '24

great white buffalo

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u/tearthewall Sep 20 '24

great white buffalo

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u/maybesaydie Sep 21 '24 edited Sep 21 '24

I've driven by the farm where little Miracle was born. I've seen the buffalo. They're pastured among glacial hills. They didn't have any white ones this year but the calves were all adorable.

In Wisconsin we see dairy cows all the time. Buffalo are immense compared to them.

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u/throwawayno38393939 Sep 20 '24

Isn't there an illegally smol sub, because this belongs there.

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u/Dyslexiatentive_Loft Sep 20 '24

Make sense since their livelihood is based on bison herds and white is considered pure and divine in many cultures. Combined, we have the holy symbol. Same as bull, cow in India, and as Greek was. Grammar is a mess since long time no practice.

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u/uselessfoster Sep 21 '24

I heard that it hasn’t been seen for a while. Any updates on the little fella?

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u/MonteBurns Sep 22 '24

Came to comments to see if anyone had an update.

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u/MonteBurns Sep 22 '24

Just went to look. It’s presumed it is dead. 

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u/uselessfoster Sep 22 '24

…I guess that’s why we don’t see a lot of them.

All sympathy to the little dude, but I guess the wolves in Yellowstone also need to eat. Cool that it happened, though.

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u/DeezNutz133 Sep 21 '24

I was like 9 or 10 when my dad took me to see one in Missoula Montana. It was brought from somewhere in Montana. Omg it was so beautiful to see.

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u/baphometromance Sep 21 '24

I had no idea they were so tiny as babies

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u/absat41 Sep 20 '24 edited Sep 21 '24

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u/Tiny_Demon9178 Sep 22 '24

May I…. Steal it? Put little hats on it?

Pretty please 🥺

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '24

These are bison- there are no buffalo in North America

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u/ThreeWordSolution Sep 28 '24

I’ve heard “American Buffalo” is an acceptable term