“All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayerâ€
The birth of the Sacred White Buffalo, “Miracleâ€, in Wisconsin in 1994 signaled a time of earth changes and the coming of the mending of the Hoop of All Nations. Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Keeper of the White Buffalo Calf Pipe, was directed to begin a spiritual journey of a four year commitment to organize World Peace and Prayer Day in the four directions on the summer solstice, June 21st.
In 1996 Chief Looking Horse journeyed from Wahpeton Dakota Reservation, Saskatchewan on the “Unity Rideâ€, where the Bigfoot Riders rode horses to Devils Tower, properly named “Grey Horn Butte (He Hota Paha)†,Wyoming, site of the first World Peace and Prayer Day gathering in the West.
In 1997 World Peace and Prayer Day journeyed to the North at the Joseph Big Head Reserve Cree Nation. In 1998 they journeyed to the East to the Pipestone Monument in Pipestone, Minnesota. The fourth World Peace and Prayer Day took place in the South in Costa Rica to fulfill the prophecy of honoring the four directions.
After the completion to the four directions, the ceremony returned to the center “Heart of Everything that is, Paha Sapa†the Sacred Black Hills in South Dakota for a wopila (thank you). As a result of this ceremony, it was determined that World Peace and Prayer Day needed to continue around the world to four continents of the four colors of relatives. The journey began in Ireland  in 2001, Durban, South Africa in 2002, Australia in 2003 and Japan in 2004.
The ceremony then returned to Paha Sapa, the Sacred Black Hills, after traveling to the four continents, for another wopila (thank you) in 2005. The Wolakota Youth Council embarked on a large scale project called Prayer Run for World Peace 2005. This project included both First Nation tribes and many non-native youth from all cultures across the nation. Starting in May 2005 groups from the four directions started their run. Los Angeles, CA in the west, Manitoba, Canada in the north, Long Island, New York in the east and the southern group from Mexico and El Paso, TX. The youth concluded their run in the Black Hills to participate in the 10th annual World Peace and Prayer Day. There was also a Prayer Ride for World Peace that started from Cypress Hills Saskatchewan. A Horse Bundle was carried by the riders on a route that brought them across Montana and through many Tribal communities. As many as 15 youth stayed on their horses all the way to the event. It was a beautiful sight to see the horses and runners come in to the beginning of World Peace and Prayer Day. They brought all their prayers in one hoop of unity.
2006 saw another Prayer Run for World Peace that started in Vancouver, British Columbia for 2,261.75 miles to the site of World Peace and Prayer Day in Eklutna, Alaska, hosted by the Inuit. Wolakota Youth Council also sponsored a Youth Prayer Run for World Peace in 2007 that started in El Paso, TX and traveled over 1,600 miles to Mexico City, Mexico to the site of Teotihuacan for the ceremony that was hosted by the Mayan.
The ceremony journeyed to New Zealand in 2008 to Whangarei. The tribal communities of the Whangarei area mainly affiliate to the over-arching tribe known as Ngati Wai who were the hosts. For more information about the event you can go to: wppdaotearoa2008.blogspot.com/
The Intertribal Friendship House in Oakland, CA was the site of the 2009 ceremony. The fifteenth year of World Peace and Prayer Day, 2010, was held at the Burgandy Brook Farm in Palmer, MA. It was hosted by Blue Star Equiculture and honored the Horse Nation.
For the past 15 years we have been humbled beyond words by those who have chosen to help make this multi-level event possible. Since 2006 we are promoting a mass awareness of “All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer†to encourage everyone to take time on June 21st and join in the united prayer/meditation to heal our Grandmother Earth. The Summer Solstice is said to be a powerful time to pray for peace and harmony among all Living Beings. It is in this spirit—this desire for a better world that will succeed. Believe in Miracles!