[Mb-civic] White Buffalo

[richard haase]

personally i think you should all forget about the white buffalo
and do something nice for black people whenever you think of it
but thats just me
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyle K'ang" <lyve at netzero.com>
To: <mb-civic at islandlists.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Mb-civic] White Buffalo


>
> Sadly, she calls through her spirit now. She calls all people for
commonality. She calls for intervention not segregation, hate or
bewilderment.
>
> People-the last of the species of animal...are reluctant to feel, even
during moments like these. It is not the meat of the buffalo but the head of
wisdom that speaks.
>
> Some hear her, some mourn her, some are dumbfounded. I remember her
saying, 'call upon all man-kind, put  your weapons away and look to the
spirit to build your consciousness. We have to build our consciousness for
without consciousness we will never see nor realize our
higher-consciousness-which simply speaking are the plants to plants, and
animal to animal.'
>
> Feel the song between us-it rises and follows 'Miracle' like magic.
>
> Rest in Peace oh, white buffalo and guide us,
>
> Lyle K'ang
>
>
> -- barbarasiomos38 at webtv.net (Barbara Siomos) wrote:
> By Catherine W. Idzerda/Gazette Staff
>
> Miracle is gone.
>
> Miracle the buffalo, the symbol of peace, died at 11:07 p.m. Sunday on
> the Dave and Valerie Heider
> farm in Janesville. "She became sick on Friday,"
> Dave Heider said. "She was off her feed and  became lethargic." The vet
> was with Miracle for
> much of last weekend but couldn't save her. "We
> don't believe she was suffering," Heider said Friday
> afternoon. "It looked like she was resting peacefully."
>
> The vet and Valerie Heider were with Miracle when
> she died. It is not known why Miracle died, and the
> Heiders thought it would be inappropriate to do an
> autopsy. "I really don't know what happened; she's
> always been small," Dave Heider said. Miracle was
> buried in an unmarked grave. The Heiders may plan
> a memorial service at a later date and haven't decided on a grave
> marker.
>
> Miracle was born on Aug. 20, 1994. She was the
> first all-white buffalo born since 1933. A white
> buffalo is a sacred figure to some American Indians.
> According to a Lakota Sioux legend, the return of
> the female white buffalo calf heralded an era of
> peace and understanding among the people of the
> Earth.
>
> Her appearance caused an influx of visitors from all
> over the world to the 45-acre farm at 2739 S. River
> Road. People tramped up and down the farm lane
> at all hours of the night. The phone rang constantly.
> The Heiders had to set aside part of their land for
> parking.
>
> The attention was exhausting. In an 1999 interview,
> Heider talked about the days after Miracle's birth:
> "We figured after three months it would all dry up
> and go away. Now, we know better. Sometimes, I
> regret it." But his attitude changed, and he came to
> feel blessed by Miracle's presence. "We met people
> from all over the world," Heider said. "We had
> opportunities that we never would have had before."
>
> The Heiders have played host to 300 tribes from all
> over the world including the Masai of Africa, the Aztecs of Mexico and
> aborigines from Australia. The
> Sioux, the Cree and the Ho Chunk are just a few
> of the tribes that have been to their home.
>
> Over the years, Miracle turned black, red and yellow. Part of the legend
> said that the white
> buffalo would turn different colors to reflect all
> human races. Miracle had three calves, Millennium,
> Lady Miracle, Mitakuye Oyasin- which means "We
> Are All Related in the Sacred Hoop of Life" in the
> Nakota Sioux language.
>
> In August, about 300 people visited the Heider farm
> for her 10th birthday. Many visitors said Miracle
> represented hope in time of war. "The legend
> doesn't say anything about Miracle dying," Heider
> said. "Buffalos can live to be 25 to 30 years old."
> Heider delayed releasing the news for the better
> part of a week because he and his wife had to go on a business trip and
> they were still adjusting to
> their own shock and sadness.
>
> "I really don't know how you can love an animal that
> much that you couldn't touch. She wasn't tame, you
> know, she was basically a wild animal," Heider said.
> "It's hard to put into words; I don't know how to
> explain it. It's like losing a close friend or relative."
>
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