Mystery grows after rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen for weeks after birth
The IndependentThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Yellowstone National Park officials said Friday a rare white buffalo sacred to Native Americans has not been seen since its birth on June 4. The birth of the white buffalo in the wild, which fulfilled a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, was the first recorded in Yellowstone history and is a landmark event for the ecocultural recovery of bison, said park officials in confirming the birth for the first time. It is an extraordinarily rare occurrence: A white buffalo is born once in every 1 million births, or even less frequently, the park said. Native American leaders earlier this week held a ceremony to honor the sacred birth of the white buffalo and give the name.
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