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Honoring White Buffalo Calf Woman
Ceremony honoring the sacred being who brought the seven Lakota rites.
August 9
Why It Matters
White Buffalo Calf Woman is the most sacred figure in Lakota tradition — a divine being who gave the Lakota the seven sacred ceremonies and the Chanunpa (sacred pipe) approximately 2,000 years ago.
How It Is Observed
Pipe ceremonies, teachings about the seven sacred rites, honoring of sacred pipes and bundles, prayers of gratitude, reflection on Lakota sacred law.
Sacred Text
“With this sacred pipe you will walk upon the Earth; for the Earth is your Grandmother and Mother, and She is sacred.”
— Black Elk Speaks ↗