Old Woman's Water
Old Woman's Water is a powerful water spirit in Cheyenne mythology, associated with a sacred healing spring. An old woman who lived by a sacred spring found that her water had healing powers. She shared it with a young wounded warrior who was miraculously healed. The woman then revealed herself as a manifestation of the earth's power. She gave the warrior a buffalo cap made from the scalp of a sacred buffalo, which became the Ésevone (Sacred Buffalo Hat) that could summon buffalo herds and protect the people. She taught the rituals needed to care for the cap and warned that neglect would cause