By Benjamin Daniali
The phenomenon bravery of the warriors due to indigenous sense of homeland protection and of course, the elegant eagle symbols among American Indians and the Assyrians drove my childhood’s mind the idea these people met in the ancient times.
Today, I am not the only one as many Assyrians express the same idea. They cannot help it as they see the common nature inspired themes and designs, the group dances, and the similarity between the melodies of Raweh sang by the Assyrian tribes’ men and women of Assyria (northern Iraq) to those Native American chants. This is all crazy as they are two different people born and raised on different continents.
I might be wrong. Those who dare thinking the same might be wrong, but Chief Joseph had an actual Assyrian cuneiform tablet in his medicine bag when he got captured by American army in 1877. The army took the small tablet, which later on ended up at the West Point Museum.
Chief Joseph a Native American leader of Nez Perce tribe in Montana was a man of honor hence what he said about the tablet is the truth coming from a great warrior ... READ MORE HERE
