[Mb-hair] Miracle RIP

Thu Sep 30 13:20:39 PDT 2004

That' so sad about Miracle- I still have photos of her as a baby on my
dresser mirror. Being that bison have been my favorite animal since
childhood and that I grew up going to pow wows, I was really excited
about her arrival, and had heard that she had babies herself. I'll put a
little flower up by her photos tonight....

Mary

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   2. MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL (Michael Butler)
   3. White Buffalo (Barbara Siomos)

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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:11:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: michael at intrafi.com
Subject: [Mb-hair] NYTimes.com Article: Now on DVD: The Passion of the
	Bush 
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The article below from NYTimes.com 
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 11:05:02 -0700
From: Michael Butler <michael at michaelbutler.com>
Subject: [Mb-hair] MESSAGE FROM MICHAEL
To: Family <michael at michaelbutler.com>,	"BEARS, DOVES & BEAVERS"
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If can don't miss seeing on Monday night 4 October on PBS a special on
RFK, Robert F. Kennedy. Peace and Love, Michael

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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:21:42 -0400
From: barbarasiomos38 at webtv.net (Barbara Siomos)
Subject: [Mb-hair] White Buffalo
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By Catherine W. Idzerda/Gazette Staff

Miracle is gone.

Miracle the buffalo, the symbol of peace, died at 11:07 p.m. Sunday on
the Dave and Valerie Heider farm in Janesville. "She became sick on
Friday," Dave Heider said. "She was off her feed and  became lethargic."
The vet was with Miracle for much of last weekend but couldn't save her.
"We don't believe she was suffering," Heider said Friday afternoon. "It
looked like she was resting peacefully."

The vet and Valerie Heider were with Miracle when
she died. It is not known why Miracle died, and the
Heiders thought it would be inappropriate to do an
autopsy. "I really don't know what happened; she's
always been small," Dave Heider said. Miracle was
buried in an unmarked grave. The Heiders may plan
a memorial service at a later date and haven't decided on a grave
marker. 

Miracle was born on Aug. 20, 1994. She was the
first all-white buffalo born since 1933. A white
buffalo is a sacred figure to some American Indians.
According to a Lakota Sioux legend, the return of
the female white buffalo calf heralded an era of
peace and understanding among the people of the
Earth. 

Her appearance caused an influx of visitors from all
over the world to the 45-acre farm at 2739 S. River
Road. People tramped up and down the farm lane
at all hours of the night. The phone rang constantly.
The Heiders had to set aside part of their land for
parking.

The attention was exhausting. In an 1999 interview,
Heider talked about the days after Miracle's birth:
"We figured after three months it would all dry up
and go away. Now, we know better. Sometimes, I
regret it." But his attitude changed, and he came to
feel blessed by Miracle's presence. "We met people
from all over the world," Heider said. "We had
opportunities that we never would have had before."

The Heiders have played host to 300 tribes from all
over the world including the Masai of Africa, the Aztecs of Mexico and
aborigines from Australia. The Sioux, the Cree and the Ho Chunk are just
a few of the tribes that have been to their home.

Over the years, Miracle turned black, red and yellow. Part of the legend
said that the white buffalo would turn different colors to reflect all
human races. Miracle had three calves, Millennium, Lady Miracle,
Mitakuye Oyasin- which means "We Are All Related in the Sacred Hoop of
Life" in the Nakota Sioux language.

In August, about 300 people visited the Heider farm
for her 10th birthday. Many visitors said Miracle
represented hope in time of war. "The legend
doesn't say anything about Miracle dying," Heider
said. "Buffalos can live to be 25 to 30 years old."
Heider delayed releasing the news for the better 
part of a week because he and his wife had to go on a business trip and
they were still adjusting to their own shock and sadness.

"I really don't know how you can love an animal that
much that you couldn't touch. She wasn't tame, you
know, she was basically a wild animal," Heider said.
"It's hard to put into words; I don't know how to
explain it. It's like losing a close friend or relative."

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