The White Calf Author:Cliff Faulknor This is the story of Eagle Child, son of the warrior Night Rider, who found a white buffalo calf and brought it home to the winter camp of a band of Piegan Blackfeet. Remembering tales of the great white buffalo that had once roamed the plains, Eagle Child realized that this small buffalo might be a spirit. — In writing this tale of Indian life ... more »and adventure, it has been the author's aim to describe intimate details of Blackfoot culture while instilling in the reader a respect for these people. The time of the story is in the early 1850's.