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In "Where the Buffaloes Begin," the young Sioux boy Little Wolf listens to his tribe’s oldest member recount the legend of the sacred lake where buffaloes are born. Motivated and hopeful, he yearns to witness the miracle of the buffalo’s origin and uphold his people’s traditions.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Olaf Baker
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