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An author's note preceding the story provides background information on this Lakota legend. The story's message is one of cross-cultural harmony, but Goble leaves out a key aspect of the legend--the prophecy that the birth of a female white buffalo calf will signal the return of White Buffalo Woman and a new period of harmony among people. He concludes with useful information about Pipestone Quarry and pipes.