The bowl of the pipe she gave the Lakota people was made of red stone, representing the Earth. Her coat then changed to red, and then to yellow, until finally changing to white. At the end of the four ages, I will return.”Īs she left, she changed from a beautiful woman into a black buffalo. These gifts would be used for the Seven Lakota Rites.Īfter presenting the gifts and teachings, the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman left the people saying, “There will be four ages, and I will look in on you once each age.
As legend states, long ago, the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Woman came to Earth and gave the Lakota people a Sacred Pipe and a small round stone.