Amid the wildfires in Colorado this year, a sign of hope has emerged.  A white buffalo calf has been born near Colorado Springs in the Royal Gorge Park to a mother that had been very stressed by the fires and smoke.  Click on the link for the Fox News full story.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/18/rare-white-buffalo-born-after-colorado-wildfire-in-royal-gorge/

Here’s another article with 5 photos of the calf, Smoky and Mom, Brownie.  Turns out that Smoky’s Dad, Chief Silver Bullet, is white and about 25% of his offspring are white as well.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/18/royal-gorge-white-buffalo_n_3460392.html

If you’d like to know more about the White Buffalo Prophecy and why it’s important to Native people, then click here.