Hundreds celebrate rare white bison

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Hundreds of Native Americans wore the traditional garb of their ancestors, sang songs and beat drums on a Connecticut farm on Saturday to celebrate the birth of one of the world's rarest animals -- a white bison.  The miracle calf was named "Yellow Medicine Dancing Boy" at the elaborate ceremony at the Mohawk Bison farm.  It was born June 16th at the farm of fourth-generation farmer Peter Fay.  Native Americans consider white bison to be a symbol of hope and unity. Their birth is a sacred event. They are as rare as 1 in 10 million bison.  Lakota tribe members from South Dakota were among the hundreds of people who gathered, along with other tribal elders from the Mohawk, Seneca and Cayuga tribes. http://journalstar.com/news/national/hundreds-celebrate-rare-white-bison-at-conn-farm/article_0772b86c-57b4-5034-8a94-549d4cde80c8.html

"The birth of a white bison is a sign from a prophet, the White Buffalo Calf Woman, who helped them endure times of strife and famine....I believe this is an awakening...a way of telling people to remember the sacredness of all of life."