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A rare white buffalo was born in Yellowstone National Park, according to reporting by the Associated Press. The calf was first spotted on June 4 by Erin Braaten of Kalispell in Lamar Valley in the northeastern portion of the park.
The white buffalo is symbolic in Native American culture, explained Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota and the Nakota Oyate in South Dakota, and the 19th keeper of the sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman Pipe and Bundle. It fulfills a Lakota prophecy that signifies better times, but can also serve as a warning.
“The birth of this calf is both a blessing and warning. We must do more,” Chief Looking Horse told AP.
