Awaiting the Return

- Awaiting The Return

First Vison: Long ago a young brave went to the highplace and in vision, asked the great spirit, "Where did the buffalo come from?"
"I have removed some stones, opened a hole in the ground and let them out onto the prairie to feed and clothe you, a gift from Mother Earth," replied the Great Spirit.

Second Vison: As an old chief he went back to the mountain and in vision asked, "Great Spirit, where have all the buffalo gone?" "Mother Earth has taken them back. The whitemen have driven them to the ground," said the Great One. The old chief knew in his mind the intruders had found the hole, driven the buffalo into the ground and replaced the stones.

The Reservation Years: When the old chief and his people were cold and hungry they went in search of, and found, the stones. They removed them, and there below were the buffalo running in a circle. "Come out! Feed and clothe my people!" Shouted the old chief. But the buffalo had no ears to hear and they had no way to ever return to the prairie again.


The Present: If you go to the place of the stones, stand there in the twilight, and if you believe in the Great Spirit, listen carefully. ou will hear the thunder of the hooves and the bellow of the buffalo as they fight to return to the land of the Eagle.