Posted on 05/04/2012 6:45:36 PM PDT by mylife
May 4, 2012 Reward offered in death of Lightning Medicine Cloud
By BRAD KELLAR CNHI
GREENVILLE — A grieving Arby Little Soldier announced Friday a $5,000 reward has been posted for information leading to the person or persons responsible for the deaths of Lightning Medicine Cloud, a white buffalo sacred to Native Americans, and his mother.
"The people have taken the heart of a spiritual situation here," Little Soldier said.
During a press conference at the Lakota Ranch near Greenville, investigators looking into the deaths declined to release any details as to how the buffaloes died, other than to confirm that a criminal probe was underway, involving the Hunt County Sheriff's Office, the Texas Rangers and the federal Department of Indian Affairs.
Sheriff Randy Meeks did not comment on reports aired by a Dallas television station concerning the case.
"We are still early into the investigation and I'm not at liberty to say," Meeks said, adding a veterinarian was called to the ranch upon the discovery of the bodies. "We have not received that report yet."
Next week's Native American Powwow, which had been scheduled at the ranch to celebrate Lightning Medicine Cloud's first birthday, will still be presented.
"We are now going to celebrate his memorial," Little Soldier said.
As I understand it the Ghost Dance was supposed to lead to racial unity, but it became a war dance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIzMcgcIPCU
It could happen!
We have the technology, but the critter didn’t have to die.
Yeah, I really do like it. I used to paint some and acrylics is what I mostly used. I was a little struck by the sexiness of the woman. I get that she is the White Buffalo Goddess and the buffalo itself is her and that both are symbolic of something beyond the physical realm of things.
The story of Lightening Medicine Cloud’s birth - and the prophecy...this is a true white buffalo, not an albino.
video - cute little fella
Like you said, someone is sending a message. Follow the money, the casino money. Who wants to intimidate and demoralize Native Americans?
Certain countries who want internet gambling?
Yes, that’s how I remember what I read about it ... ages ago. The less patient warriors didn’t want to wait and hope for a good outcome to come from dancing and praying alone and used it to try and build enough fervor to fight again. The U.S. Army got wind of that and ... Wounded Knee.
Don't know much about the Native Americans, I see.
What a dumbass statement.
I use acrylic a lot because they are bold and steadfast.
Its easier than oil or watercolor, but I end up using acrylics like oil or water color LoL
Well, that explains a lot about you. ;) (ducking and running)
You are correct that the reservation system as run by the BLM is deadly. Mostly from the feral gooberment part of it.
I have lived with a Cherokee woman (married her, actually), and later (after the divorce) lived on Navajo lands and can speak about as much Navaho as a 3 year old, or maybe a little less.
I respect all peoples, and leave them room for their beliefs.
But I think that killing a white buffalo calf was wrong, and was related to a very, very old argument. I may be wrong.
/johnny
I don't think skinning a buffalo is a one-person job... or a job for the inexperienced, no matter why they did it. That doesn't mean an idiot couldn't try it and botch it up, as I've seen more than my share of deer hunters who screwed up a good cape. It would be interesting to know if whoever skinned the animals did a good job, and that should be evident from the carcasses. If it was a pro, a taxidermist or someone with experience at bison slaughter it should be obvious; the skill with which it was done would narrow the range of possibilities of who did it.
I heard of a case some years back where a museum had acquired a bunch of bison skulls and had a volunteer do the messy job of cleaning the skulls so they could be used on posts around a dance circle for an upcoming pow wow at the site. The intention was to store them after the pow wow for future years events, but the skulls were snitched by a "medicine woman" involved in the sponsorship of the event {and her relatives} and sold to some collectors in Europe, last I heard. The museum was too politically correct and too afraid of the woman ginning up protests against them because her family was already developing a reputation for race hustling, so the museum did not object, and the thief was able to pocket the proceeds the Chicago way. To her the buffalo was no more important to her spirituality than it was to the commercial robe hunters of years past, though she talked a good game pretending to be a shaman.
We were pretty proud of the lil booger
That is the cool thing about acrylics. You can use them like oils, like water colors or something in between which is just acrylics I guess. I played a little with water colors (that’s fun) but never have use oils. And I have the oil paints and brushes. Haven’t touched any of it for many years now.
The point is, is that if someone skinned them and left the meat, they weren’t up to rustling.
This was symbolic to someone.
Give me pencil or pen and toothy paper, and I'm good. Give me artboard, a compressor, frisket, and my antique Pacche turbine airbrush, and I'll be too busy to cook or eat.
/johnny
Oils are easier than water colors.
The problem with oils is you have to let them cure.
You want to work but it not stable yet.
That's a good question. It's certain that whoever did it wanted something more than to simply kill the animals. That would be quick and easy to do. Skinning one in situ is a risky proposition.
As for fake shamans; lots of those around in every tradition.
I believe that to be correct. But I see through a glass darkly when it comes to native american issues.
/johnny
I can work with most mediums.
Im no expert, but I can get along.
I honestly don’t think this was just some drunk chuckleheads.
Something drove the perps
DHS might have been called only because they have more advanced technology and tools for crime-solving. I would imagine DHS has far more assets available than any local sheriff’s department
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