Excitement is circulating from the birth of a white bison. The bull calf was born on a Connecticut farm in mid-June. The owner of the farm, Peter Fay, began raising bison as a hobby four years ago. He was present for the birth and was astonished when he saw the white color ─ knowing that white bison are so rare.
In this article from the New York Times, Marian White Mouse of Wanblee, S.D., explained the sacredness of a white bison.
“Mrs. White Mouse, a member of the Oglala Lakota people, said a white bison was believed to be a manifestation of the White Buffalo Calf Maiden, or Ptesan Wi. She is revered as a prophet, who in a time of famine taught the Lakotas seven sacred rituals and gave them their most important symbol of worship, the sacred pipe.”
Read the whole article here.