Texas Bison Association Condemns White Buffalo Killing
OutdoorHub 05.24.12
The Texas Bison Association has denounced the gruesome death of a rare white buffalo on a ranch near Greenville, Texas. Considered sacred by some in the Native American community, the white calf was found killed and skinned last week, and law enforcement agencies are investigating the incident.
The calf resided at the Lakota Buffalo Ranch, owned by Arby Little Soldier, who is a great-great grandson of Sitting Bull. The calf’s mother, named Buffalo Woman, died the following day, possibly of poisoning.
“The Texas Bison Association is both saddened and angered that this level of disrespect for tribal belief and animal life has occurred. It represents wasteful disregard and should be punished as a heinous act and crime,” says Charles Addington II, president for the Texas Bison Association. “The TBA has a long history of embracing the tribal community’s historical and present day involvement with bison. We include Native American blessings at our functions, and we consistently include the story of the first stewards of the buffalo with ours.”
The young calf was named Lightning Medicine Cloud in a special ceremony last summer. He was an assumed natural-born white and represented abundance and healing to tribal communities. The white buffalo have also become icons of world peace and the tribal Wellbriety program, and the birth of a white buffalo calf is considered the most significant of prophetic signs.
“We sincerely offer our condolences and remain hopeful that the positive message of Lightning Medicine Cloud, lives forever,” adds Addington.
The American Indian all Combat Veteran Color Guard Renegade Nation and the American Indian Color Guard the Red Path Warrior Society are offering a reward for the arrest and conviction of any person or persons connected to the deaths of Lightning Medicine Cloud and Buffalo Woman.
The Texas Bison Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 by bison owners and individuals concerned with the preservation and promotion of the American bison. Today, the TBA provides assistance in raising and producing bison and promotes the nutritional health aspects of bison to consumers.
For membership, sponsorship or additional information about TBA or the Texas Bison Conference, call 512.778.9092 or visit www.TexasBison.org.
