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"I was twelve years old, words of prophecies were instilled in me by our Spiritual Elders of that time, concerning drastic changes that would come to all life upon Mother Earth. These changes are here with us today. I was told that a sign of these changes called the crossroads would come to pass when the spirit of the White Buffalo Calf Woman would once again stand upon Mother Earth, which I never believed that I would witness. The first white buffalo was born in 1994 and since then eight more have been born." Arvol Looking Horse was born on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota in 1954. Raised by his Grandparents, he learned the culture and spiritual ways of the Lakota.
At age twelve he was given the enormous responsibility of becoming the 19th generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe, the youngest in history. Raised in an era that lay witness to the suppression of his peoples' spiritual practices, Chief Looking Horse decided to work for change and let the world know how beautiful is his way of life. His life has revolved around his commitment to work towards religious freedom, cultural survival and revival
In 1993 Chief Looking Horse traveled to New York with Elders of different nations for the United Nations of the Earth Conference where he performed the opening prayer. The birth of the Sacred White Buffalo in Wisconsin in 1994 focused his attention to begin another spiritual journey, a commitment to organize World Peace & Prayer Day on June 21st to bring awareness to the Prophesies with a call to secure the sacredness of the sacred sites.
Chief Looking Horse was awarded the prestigious Canadian Wolf Award in 1996, given to a person who has dedicated their life to working for Peace. The first award was presented to Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, and was invited to speak on peace and unity at President Clinton's
1996 inauguration. Since the early 90's, Chief Looking Horse has been on the Board of the Society of Peace and Prayer that plants Peace Poles around the world, carrying the inscription May Peace Prevail on Earth in four different languages.
Chief Looking Horse has worked on international peace processes and global healing. Some of his work includes traveling to Iraq to pray for peace, acting on the spiritual advise of Elders from his Nation who feared a great war if the Lakota did not pray for peace. He traveled to South Africa to meet with spiritual leader Desmond Tutu on global healing and World Peace and Prayer Day. In 1995 he met with the Dali Lama to establish a relationship between Tibet and the Lakota Nations.
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