Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11?

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Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11?
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✅ True. The story of the Masai and the 14 cows begins with Kimeli Naiyomah, a member of the tribe who left Kenya to study medicine in the United States.

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The story of the Masai and their 14 cows begins with Kimeli Naiyomah, a member of the tribe who left Kenya to study medicine in the United States. After the September 11th attacks, Naiyomah returned to Kenya, where hereported in 2002: Most Masai had learned of the attacks from the radio soon after they occurred. But the horrible television images passed by many Masai, who got electricity in their village only shortly before the attacks. In the oral tradition they rely on, Mr. Naiyomah sat them down and told them stories that stunned them.

The ceremony was marked by tribespeople in traditional red robes and jewellery, some of whom carried banners saying"To the people of America, we give these cows to help you".''The cow is almost the center of life for us,'' Naiyomah. ''It's sacred. It's more than property. You give it a name. You talk to it. You perform rituals with it. I don't know if you have any sacred food in America, something that has a supernatural feel as you eat it.

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