White Buffalo Calf Ceremony, West Yellowstone

Kevin and I were grateful to attend the White Buffalo Calf Ceremony and Gathering of Nations on June 26th, as part of the Buffalo Field Campaign's media team. We used footage we captured with BFC's Brand and Social Media Coordinator Chuck Irestone to create the cut above. Speakers included:

Lee Juan Tyler (Chairman, Shoshone-Bannock Tribe)
Develynn Hall (Miss Shoshone Bannock)
Ryman LeBeau (Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe)
Darnell Sam (Wenatchi Salmon Chief, Colville Confederated Tribes)
Michael Bearcomesout (Sacred Hat Keeper, Northern Cheyenne)
Vincent White Crane (Sundance Priest, Northern Cheyenne)
Walks Out of Water/Devin Oldman (Northern Arapaho)
James Holt, Sr. (BFC Executive Director, Nez Perce)
Mike Mease (BFC Co-Founder)

The ceremony was presided over by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th generation C'anupa (Sacred Calf Pipe) Keeper of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Buffalo Field Campaign's press release about the ceremony can be found here.

See BuffaloFieldCampaign.org for more information on this organization's 27-year mission to defend the wild buffalo of Yellowstone.