Big Medicine in a Small Package

By Bennett Owen

Credit: Fox Dallas Fort Worth

This is no bull…but then again it is.  A rare white buffalo calf has been born on a ranch in north Texas…owned by a Native American descendent of Chief Sitting Bull.  As we all know from my post several days ago on “Big Medicine” a white buffalo is a portent for many plains tribes…and therefore tribal leaders from around the country will be gathering soon to have a look at the newborn critter.  The rancher, Arby Little Soldier, wants to call him “Lightning Medicine Cloud” but the Chiefs will have the final say.  By the way, albinos don’t count. There’s a spec list for the real thing that is long and complicated…

Sacred White Buffalo Born in Texas: MyFoxDFW.com

Odds of a white bison birth are about five million to one. That’s about the equivalent of you walking down the street and finding a winning Powerball ticket lying on the sidewalk.  Now add to that the fact that this one was born most likely as I was preparing the post about his stuffed Uncle…that’s really big medicine…