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Native America Calling: The message from the sacred white buffalo calf
Friday, July 19, 2024
Wakan Gli: the message from the sacred white buffalo calf
Among the Earth’s most genetically pure buffalo herds in Yellowstone National Park, a rare white buffalo calf is born.
The white calf is considered sacred to surrounding tribes, such as the Lakota, Dakota, Blackfeet and Shoshone, and was given a name, Wakan Gli, in a naming ceremony. The animal’s arrival brings with it a prophecy that some say correctly explains current human struggles with big issues like climate change.
Join Native America Calling to talk with Native culture bearers about the significance of Wakan Gli. Also, a wrap-up of an eventful week at the Republican National Convention.
Guests on Native America Calling
Chief Arvol Looking Horse (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota), 19th Generation Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe
Paula Looking Horse (Dakota), organizer of World Peace and Prayer Day
Dallas Gudgell (Yankton Dakota from Ft. Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes), wildlife and tribal policy director with the International Wildlife Coexistence Network and vice president for the Buffalo Field Campaign board
Develyn Hill (Shoshone-Bannock), 2023-2024 Miss Shoshone-Bannock Queen
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