Spirit of the White Bison

by Beatrice Culleton

A young bison growing up on the plains in the late 1800s faces peril at the hands of soldiers, who are destroying the great buffalo herds as a way to control native tribes. He is befriended by a native warrior and a white hunter who try to save him and his herd from annihilation. ages 12 and up

Genres: Indigenous

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

aka Beatrice Mosionier
aka Beatrice Mosionier Culleton

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good story, takes you back in time and you are there with White Buffalo. The story made me
Cry but I know she is in the spirit world.
Thank you for writing this.

[Ethan Lee]

Audience: 9-10
Readability: Easy
Subject: ELA / Indigenous Studies
Description: This text is narrated from the perspective of a bison. Watching the herds of his kind disappear this bison befriends an Indigenous hunter and a white hunter try save his species from extinction.
Copyright: 1989