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In Lakota mythology, Wóȟpe (less correctly spelled "Wohpe") is a spirit of peace, the daughter of Wi and the Moon, Haŋhépi-Wi. She is the wife of the south wind. When she visited the Earth, she gave the Dakota people a pipe as a symbol of peace. Later, Wóȟpe became conflated with [[White Buffalo Calf Woman]]. An alternative name for Wóȟpe is Ptehíŋčalasaŋwiŋ. As a symbol of Wophe's coming to earth she is often associated with falling stars. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wohpe Wohpe]</ref> | In Lakota mythology, Wóȟpe (less correctly spelled "Wohpe") is a spirit of peace, the daughter of Wi and the Moon, Haŋhépi-Wi. She is the wife of the south wind. When she visited the Earth, she gave the Dakota people a pipe as a symbol of peace. Later, Wóȟpe became conflated with [[White Buffalo Calf Woman]]. An alternative name for Wóȟpe is Ptehíŋčalasaŋwiŋ. As a symbol of Wophe's coming to earth she is often associated with falling stars. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wohpe Wohpe]</ref> | ||
With the arrival of Roman Catholic missionaries, their bible stories of the Mother Mary and Jesus became associated with the legend of [[White Buffalo Calf Woman]] and [[White Navajo]]. The syncretic practice of identifying Mary with PtesanWi and Jesus with the | With the arrival of Roman Catholic missionaries, their bible stories of the Mother Mary and Jesus became associated with the legend of [[White Buffalo Calf Woman]] and [[White Navajo]]. The syncretic practice of identifying Mary with PtesanWi and Jesus with the čhaŋnúŋpa continues among Native American Christians to this day.The čhaŋnúŋpa is one means of conveying prayers to the Creator and the other sacred beings. White Buffalo Woman brought the čhaŋnúŋpa to the people, as one of the Seven Sacred Rites, to serve as a sacred bridge between this world and Wakan Tanka, the "Great Mystery'.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chanunpa Chanunpa]</ref> | ||
==Birth of White Buffalo Significance== | ==Birth of White Buffalo Significance== | ||