{"id":22068,"date":"2022-08-04T00:27:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=22068"},"modified":"2022-08-04T00:29:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:29:51","slug":"conte-cheyenne-race-with-the-buffalo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/cheyenne-arapaho-mythology\/tale-cheyenne-race-with-the-buffalo\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheyenne Tale: Race with the Buffalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22068\" class=\"elementor elementor-22068\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea2471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea2471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-742e5be\" data-id=\"742e5be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858192f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"858192f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/cheyenne-arapaho-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cheyenne-Arapaho mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc3a76\" data-id=\"bdc3a76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714110b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"714110b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpeople.us\/FP-Html-Legends\/RaceWiththeBuffalo-Cheyenne.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8f58a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8f58a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7b82be\" data-id=\"a7b82be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a37c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a37c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/cheyenne-arapaho-mythology\/\">Cheyennes<\/a><\/strong> are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, close allies of the <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/cheyenne-arapaho-mythology\/\">Arapahos<\/a> and generally allies of the Lakotas (<a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythes-et-legendes-siouans-2127\/\">Sioux<\/a>). They are one of the most famous and important Plains tribes. Here is their tale: Race with the Buffalo.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Race with the Buffalo\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6f4b9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6f4b9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bbf2f3\" data-id=\"4bbf2f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4534cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4534cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/cheyenne-arapaho-mythology\/tale-cheyenne-race-with-the-buffalo\/#Race-with-the-Buffalo\" >Race with the Buffalo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Race-with-the-Buffalo\"><\/span>Race with the Buffalo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1b4396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1b4396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef20463\" data-id=\"ef20463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c3606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78c3606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a time when all the animals lived in peace, when no one<br \/>ate anyone else. All the animals were the same color, because they<br \/>had not yet painted their faces.<\/p><p>Buffalo was the largest and strongest of the animals, and he was<br \/>getting hungry, He wanted to be the chief of all the animals. Hey<br \/>wanted to draw strength from all the other animals by eating their<br \/>flesh. Buffalo wanted to become the eater of all the animals.<\/p><p>The Human People also said that they should become the chief of<br \/>all the animals. People wanted to draw strength from all the other<br \/>animals by eating their flesh. People wanted to become the eaters<br \/>of all the other animals.<\/p><p>Buffalo challenged the Human People to a race, the winner of the<br \/>race would become the chief of all the animals. The People said<br \/>that they would accept such a challenge, but since buffaloes have<br \/>four legs and People have only two, the People claimed the right<br \/>to have another animal run the race in the People&#039;s place. The buffaloes<br \/>consented.<\/p><p>The People chose the Bird People to represent them in the race.<br \/>They chose Hummingbird, Meadow lark, Hawk, and Magpie. All the other<br \/>animals and birds wanted to join the race, too, each of them thinking<br \/>that just maybe they too had a chance to become chief of all the<br \/>animals. All the animals took paint and painted the faces for the<br \/>race, each according to his or her spiritual vision.<\/p><p>Skunk painted a white strip on himself and his symbol for the race.<br \/>Antelope painted himself the color of the earth for the race. Raccoon<br \/>painted black circles around his eyes and around his tail. Robin<br \/>painted herself brown with a red breastplate.<\/p><p>The race was to be held at the edge of the Black Hills at the place<br \/>known as Buffalo Gap. The competitors would race from the starting<br \/>line sticks to the turn around stick and then back to the starting<br \/>line. All the animals, painted according to their vision, lined<br \/>up between the sticks. Among the animals were the Bird People, who<br \/>would run the race with their wings for the Human People, and Runs<br \/>Slender Buffalo, the fastest runner of all the buffaloes.<\/p><p>The cry was given to begin and all the animals and birds set out<br \/>on the race. Hummingbird took the lead, ahead of Runs Slender Buffalo,<br \/>but his wings were so small that he soon fell behind. As the animals<br \/>near the turn around stick, Runs Slender Buffalo took the lead.<br \/>Then Meadow lark came up beside Runs Slender Buffalo, and the two<br \/>went along side by side right into the turn. Runs Slender Buffalo<br \/>wheeled around the stick, her hooves thundering, and she pulled<br \/>away from Meadow lark, who went wide to make the turn.<\/p><p>The animals in the lead passed the late runners who were still<br \/>headed for the stick. Meadow lark fell behind and cheered on Hawk<br \/>as he passed her. Hawk gained on Run Slender Buffalo, and it looked<br \/>like he might pass her. Her heart was pounding and her legs were<br \/>shooting. But Hawk&#039;s wings were also firing, and he soon fell behind.<\/p><p>Runs Slender Buffalo was nearing the finish line as the winner.<br \/>It looked like the Buffalo People would become the eaters of all<br \/>the animals!<\/p><p>Then, behind the buffalo woman, wings beating steadily, came Magpie.<br \/>She was not a quick starter, but her wing beats were hard and true.<br \/>Her heart was strong. Her eyes did not wander from the finish line.<br \/>She never looked back. Her wings were wide and she drove herself<br \/>forward with beat after beat after beat. All the other animals had<br \/>fallen behind. Runs Slender Buffalo looked over at the magpie, but<br \/>the magpie never looked away from the starting sticks.<\/p><p>With each beat of her wings she moved past Runs Slender Buffalo<br \/>by no more than the length of her bill. At the starting sticks,<br \/>many animals began to line up to watch the finish. Raccoon, who<br \/>had fallen out of the race early, had returned to the starting sticks.<br \/>Now he stood up between the sticks and put out his little hands<br \/>for the runners to touch as they passed. He would feel the touch<br \/>of whoever was in the lead, and turn toward the winner.<\/p><p>Closer and closer came Runs Slender Buffalo, and some of the animals<br \/>feared Raccoon would be trampled. Magpie gradually flew nearer to<br \/>the ground so she could brush Raccoon&#039;s little hands as she flew<br \/>past. Raccoon did not move, but stared straight at the onrushing<br \/>peer. Magpie seemed to be pulling ahead. Runs Slender Buffalo leaned<br \/>forward as she ran to touch Raccoon&#039;s hand with her great nose.<\/p><p>Magpie&#039;s wingtip touched Raccoon&#039;s little hand and he turned toward<br \/>her and instant before Runs Slender Buffalo thundered past and he<br \/>was surrounded by a great cloud of dust. All the animals waited<br \/>breathlessly for the dust to settle. At last, there stood Raccoon<br \/>with his little hand raised toward the path of Magpie.<\/p><p>The Human People had won the race with the Buffalo!<\/p><p>The Buffalo wandered the great plains and ate grass and the people<br \/>became the great hunters, the chief of all animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheyenne-Arapaho Mythology Wiki The Cheyenne are a Native American nation of the Great Plains, close allies of the Arapaho and generally allies of the Lakota... <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3895,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22068","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22075,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22068\/revisions\/22075"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}