When I worked with the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 1983-1985, a delegation of Shoshone went to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The Western Shoshone Defense Project was testifying with regards to their homelands and that they had not given up the rights to their land. The two sent from Duckiwater were virginia Sanchez and Kathy Graham Blackeye. When they returned they were amazed at the similarities between their Native language, Shoshone, and Hebrew. They commented that they could actually understand each other in a limited manner and that several words were in common.
This video presentation presentation explains why to a great extent. There are enough similarities between the languages to hint at a Hebrew influence in Native American language in North and Central America.
