The White Buffalo Woman, a wonderful legend of the American Indians

They tell a prophecy from the Lakota Indians that at some point the woman with the white buffalo will return to us. It is a wakan, a wise woman carrying magic who will restore the union between all the children of Mother Earth with her power. Her arrival will also contribute to restoring our balance with nature, to restoring that legacy that is now so mistreated.

There is something truly wonderful about all these legends of the Native American peoples. It does not matter how old they are, it does not matter how many centuries have passed or even that we ourselves do not have said ethnic or cultural roots. These oral traditions always leave us with obligatory teachings on which to reflect.

The legend of the white buffalo woman is now more than 2,000 years old. It is a story originating from the Lakota nation, one of the most relevant peoples of the so-called Turtle Islands, in North America. Thus, we will not be surprised to know thatIn recent months this prophecy is almost an ode to hope for the Lakota, a desperate prayer to invoke…

It’s been over a year since we heard about the Lakota Access Pipeline project. This construction aims to transport crude oil from North Dakota to Patoka (Illinois). It is a megastructure of more than 1,800 kilometers that would pass through several Indian reservations. A cultural and environmental atrocity that put the natives themselves and naturalist groups like Greenpeace on a war footing.

After Barak Obama paralyzed the project at the end of his term, Donald Trump reactivated it. The indigenous people continue their tireless fight, hoping that at some point the prophecy of the white buffalo woman will come true.…

The woman with the white buffalo, a female figure of power

One of the transmitters of this wonderful legend is Joseph Chasing Horse. Ambassador to the United Nations for the Lakota Sioux people, he never misses the opportunity to relate this prophecy that acts as a channel of unity between a large part of the indigenous peoples.

This prophecy tells that the white buffalo woman appeared in our world more than 2,000 years ago.. It was during a period of great famine, wars and disagreements between various peoples. The story begins with two young Lakotas, two warriors who were walking with their skinny horses looking for something to hunt, when suddenly, they glimpsed on the horizon a female figure wrapped in a warm light, in a haze of fascinating flashes.

The woman was accompanied by a white buffalo. She was tall, slender and wore a dress with sacred embroidery, a feather in her hair and sage leaves in her hand. She was very beautiful, so much so that one of the young warriors did not hesitate for a second to approach her with lust to possess her. However, before he could even touch his skin, a cloud of great darkness hovered over him, directing a beam of fire at him. It was charred within a few seconds.

The other young warrior immediately knelt down, full of terror, thinking that he was also going to suffer the same fate. However, the beautiful woman did not hesitate to caress her hair and speak her own language. told him it was a wakana holy woman who had come to help them…

The beginning of a new era remembering old traditions

The holy woman was received with expectation in the Lakota people. They prepared the best tipi for her and when she was placed inside, the morning turned into twilight and an amber light with pink flashes enveloped those lands where famine and misery spread. Despite this, the people tried to offer him the best they had: some roots, some insects, dried herbs and fresh water.

After this, the white buffalo woman taught the Lakota people how to smoke a pipe, offered them red willow bark tobacco and encouraged them to walk around the tents to honor the sun, to create a circle of strength with life and give the thanks. Later, introduced them to a series of spiritual practices, ways in which to revere naturepraying with the correct words and carrying out ancestral rites that the Lakota people had long forgotten.

Likewise, she invited them to sing songs with her to make the Earth happy, melodies, verses and intonations that they had to direct to the four directions of the universe. He also reminded them of the importance of practicing the peace pipe ceremony, there where men and women had to meet to honor their souls, to honor their own group and their union with the afterlife.

The white buffalo woman then said goodbye, telling them that as long as they carried out all those sacred ceremonies and took care of the Earth, she would protect them. Likewise, and Before leaving, he brought from the horizon an extensive herd of black buffalo. There were so many that the mountains were covered in darkness and the ground trembled under their feet, the world pumped with force again before the arrival of those animals that, after all, meant survival for the Native Americans.

The holy woman left them saying: Toksha ake wacinyanktin ktelo (which in English means I will see you again). A message of contained hope that many Lakotas repeat today, dreaming of a return where that feminine presence will once again purify the world, bring harmony, balance and spirituality to all nations.

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