10th ANIVERSARY SPECIAL

PRE-CONFERENCE RETREAT

White Buffalo Day

March 28, 2008

Meet Beau, the only male non-albino White Buffalo on the planet.

Meet Monte, the colorful buffalo rancher who will share the history of the buffalo, his love of buffalo ranching and stories about Beau.

Participate in a Sacred Pipe Ceremony facilitated by Cloud Eagle (Nambe Kiva War Chief and artist), Raven (Cree/Algonquin), Paula Bidwell (Shawnee) and others.

Join in a Trance Dance to connect with All our Relations and a "Making Relatives" Ceremony with Brooke Medicine Eagle (Crow, Lakota, Cherokee), author, Buffalo Woman Comes singing and The Last Ghost Dance, songwriter, sacred ecologist.

Make tobacco ties (Prayer Bundles) to gift to Beau, the White Buffalo.

Experience a sacred healing ceremony with Zorigtbaatar Banzar and Bayarmaa Osor. Zorigtbaatar is Chief Shaman and Bayarmaa is a Medicine Shaman from Mongolia.

Enjoy the White Buffalo Dance performed by T.E.W.A. Dance Troupe (Nambe).

Listen to a Native American Elder telling the “White Buffalo Calf Woman” story.

Hear Sky Red Hawk (Lakota), Native American flute player.

...and other activities during the day.