Someone sent me a link to this video a few months back. It documents the return of a herd of buffalo from the Catalina Islands to their homeland in South Dakota and to the Lakota people. Buffalo are very sacred to Native American people- traditionally they provided the people with food, shelter, clothing, and tools. During the colonization of Turtle Island herds of buffalo were killed mercilessly by the European invaders. The story of their return to their homeland touches the spirit of hope and healing. It is also a great metaphor for the journey back home to our indigenous mind.
As the Lakota man says at the end of the film, "They kept us alive a long time. It's our way of life. Their way of life."
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