Buffalo calf woman

Eastern reaches of praires near the present towns of Flandreau, SD.and
Pipe stone Minn.
They have gathered to pray for and dance to Wakantanka & ask for his
protection & his blessing.
And so it was the most beautiful woman dressed in lovely
clothes, appeared to 2 young men who had been sent by the council of
the

Sans arc to scout for buffalo. so bright & shinning was her
countenance
so perfect was her fiqure, that the 2 men were amazed.
As they behold her she spoke to them saying" Iam of the
Buffalo people."
I have been sent to this earth to talk with your people. You have now
an

important duty to preform and an important message to carry to them.
" Go to your leader and tell him to have a council tipi set up
in the center of the village. have the door of the tipi like the
entrance of the village, face east. have sage spread at the place of
honor. Behind the fireplace, soften earth and shape ait in the form
of a

square. To the rear of this, place a buffalo skull. Behind the skull
build a small rack. I have matters of great consequence to tell your
people. I shall be at the village at Dawn"....
As she spoke the men struck by her charm lusted for her & when she

had finished speaking in spite of his companions protests he attempted
to seduce her. Immediately a crash of thunder was heard & a cloud
enveloped them. Gradually as the cold vanished the remaning scout
beheld

the beautiful woman standing unmolsted ...while at her feet lay only
an
skeleton. She then directed the remaining young man to return to his
village & report her message to his people.
When the scout returned to the camp, he told the headman
-Buffalo-Who-walks- standing Upright----what he had witnessed and gave
him the message as he had been ordered.The people were much arlarmed
by
the story of the missing scout.and much excited by the prospect of so
much mysterious a visitor. it was announced that a special
preparations
were to be made for welcoming this stranger. everything was made ready
according to her instruction. an escort of virtuous young men was
chosen

to lead her through the village to the special tipi. By day break a
great assembly of people had gathered around the council tipi to awit
her arrival.
When the sun rose from the east, the beautiful woman appeared.
She was dressed as she had been when 1st. seen by the scouts. Inher
right hand she carried a pipe -stem in her left hand , a red pipe
-bowl......She walked slowly through the entrance of the village
toward
the council tipi. In a stately manner she entered in it. Circled to
the
left of the door and sat down in the place of honor. When she was
seated

the leader welcomed her.
The leader told the people how fortunate they were that
Wakantanka had sent them this beautiful woman whom they would accept
as
a sister. Then he spoke to the beautiful one telling her that her
brothers & sisters were ready to hear her message.
Arising & holding the pipe the beautiful woman first
addressed everyone. She told that Wakantanka was pleased with the
Dakota

people, that she, as a representive of the Buffalo People, was proud
to
be their sister. She told them that because they had been faithful &
reverent & had preserved good against evil & harmony against discord,
the Dakota had been chosen to recieve the pipe which she held in
behalf
of all mankind. The pipe was to be the symbol of peace & should be
used
as such between men & nations.Smoking the pipe was to be in communion
with Wakantanka .
Then she addressed the women as her sisters, saying that
in life they do bear great difficulties & sorrow but in their kindness
they comfort others in time of trouble & grief. by giving birth to
children, by clothing, & feeding, them by being faithful as wives,
they
maintain the family. Wakantanka has planed it so, & he is with them in
sorrow and in grief.
Next she spoke to the children as little brothers & sisters,

who should respect their parents who love them &have made many
sacrifices so that only good would come to them.
To the men she spoke as a sister. she told them that all
things upon which they depend come from the Earth, the Sky, and the
Four

winds.......
The pipe she held was to be used to offer sacrifices and prayers to
Wakantanka for all the blessings of life-------------- and it was to
be
offered daily. She told them for
to be kind & loving to Women & children for they are weak!
Finally, speaking to the leader, she explained how to
care for the pipe ...
for as the headman.It was his duty to respect & protect it, since
through the pipe the Nation lived. as a scared instrument of
preervation

it should used in times of war., famine, sickness, or any other needs.
She instructed Buffalo-Who -Walks- Standing -Upright-- in the proper
use

of the pipe, and she promised the Dakota people that there would be
revealed to them 7 sacred ceremonies that they were to practice:
1)-Purification.....(2)-Vision Seeking (3)-the Sun Dance (4) the Ball
Throwing (5)-Making A Buffalo Woman (6)-Making Brothers & Sisters
(7)-Owning A Spirit..................
She visited the Dakota 4 days. Before leaving she told
Buffalo -Who Walks-Standing-Upright--------that she was honored to be
his sister,and she told him that the way he had conducted the meeting
pleased Wakantanka.
Then taking a buffalo chip she lit the pipe & first
offred it to the Sky, then the Earth, then the 4Winds. She smoked the
pipe puffed and passed the pipe to the leader. When he had smoked a
puff, she announced that her mission was finished, and laying the pipe
against the rack, she left the tipi unescorted.
As she went from tipi to tipi she turned & left, walking

slowly. She left the village and then while everyone watched her
disappear she was transformed into a White Buffalo
Calf.......................
In this way Whope, the daughter of the Sun & Moon....had

returned to the Earth to reach mankind.She was known to all as the
Beautiful One and to the Holy Men as Whope..................

Facts..................In the old days, when a White Buffalo appeared
in

a herd, no kills were made in that herd.IT WAS
Sacred.....................
Now as for more then 10 generations the descendants of
Buffalo-Who - Walks-Standing-Upright----have cared for the Calf Pipe
in

behalf of the Dakota Nation..............................