Buffalo

Description

“”A powerful tribute to a majestic animal!””

The Buffalo was a way of life for the Indians of the Great Plains. It provided the tribes with food| fuel| and clothing – all their basic needs. The first Americans celebrated the buffalo’s sacred spirit with ceremonies| prayers| and songs. The buffalo taught that all living things| including humans| are equal in the natural world.

“The American Indian is of the soil| whether it be the region of forests| plains| pueblos| or mesas. He fits into the landscape| for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers; he belongs just as the buffalo belonged….”
– Oglala Sioux chief

Beverly Brodsky’s watercolors and oil paintings accompany tribal song-poems woven into a narrative history about the buffalo’s essential and sacred role on the Plains. Her book is a powerful tribute to a majestic animal| tracing the history of the buffalo from the beginning of time to present day.