Post by Okwes on Apr 26, 2007 12:19:17 GMT -5
Creation of the Buffalo Nation - Lakota
"The Great Spirit Skan made us with bones from Stone, bodies from Earth, and
souls from himself, Wind and Thunders. The gifts of Sun, Wisdom, Moon, and
Revealer gave us life. A council of the spirits named us Pte Oyate - Buffalo
Nation - and told us to care for the spirits.
One day Spider sent Wolf to the Underworld to tell Tokahe that life would be
easier on the surface of the earth. Tokahe ignored the warnings of the holy
man Tatanka, and led the people up through Wind Cave. Life there was hard,
so Tatanka came to help - as a great, shaggy beast. Since then the people
have lived here with the buffalo."
Lakota creation story courtesy of the South Dakota State Historical Society.
"The Great Spirit Skan made us with bones from Stone, bodies from Earth, and
souls from himself, Wind and Thunders. The gifts of Sun, Wisdom, Moon, and
Revealer gave us life. A council of the spirits named us Pte Oyate - Buffalo
Nation - and told us to care for the spirits.
One day Spider sent Wolf to the Underworld to tell Tokahe that life would be
easier on the surface of the earth. Tokahe ignored the warnings of the holy
man Tatanka, and led the people up through Wind Cave. Life there was hard,
so Tatanka came to help - as a great, shaggy beast. Since then the people
have lived here with the buffalo."
Lakota creation story courtesy of the South Dakota State Historical Society.