Sequoyah - Wikipedia
Sequoyah (/ səˈkwɔɪə / sə-QUOY-yə; Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya, [a] or ᏎᏉᏯ, Sequoya, [b] pronounced [seɡʷoja]; c. 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and neographer of the Cherokee Nation.
Sequoyah Indian's Biography, Facts and Contribution
Sequoyah Indian was a Native American known for his contribution to the Cherokee language. He was a man of intellect, bringing pride to the Cherokee tribe even up to this day. He contributed a great deal to what has become of the Cherokee language today.
Sequoyah | Biography & Facts | Britannica
Sequoyah, creator of the Cherokee writing system. By 1821 he had created a system of 86 symbols, representing all the syllables of the Cherokee language. His name (spelled Sequoia) was given to the giant redwoods of the Pacific coast and the big trees of the Sierra Nevada range.
Sequoyah Biography - life, name, mother, information, born, …
Sequoyah, Cherokee scholar, is the only known Native American to have created an alphabet for his tribe. This advance helped thousands of Cherokee to become literate (able to read and write).
Sequoyah | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
Sequoyah fought in a Cherokee company against the Red Stick Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. The year after he was discharged, he married Sally Waters, a mixed-blood Cherokee. In 1817 he signed a treaty exchanging Cherokee …
Sequoyah - Encyclopedia of Alabama
2023年3月27日 · Although Sequoyah was never a principal chief, he was active in Cherokee politics and an influential person. He was one of the Cherokee delegates who signed the 1816 Treaty of Chickasaw Council House, which ceded most of the Cherokee claims to land in present-day north Alabama.
Sequoyah - Man of Many Words - All Things Cherokee
2000年12月12日 · Sequoyah was hailed as a genius and honored by the Cherokee Nation. He spent the rest of his life teaching the Cherokee language. He moved to Indian Territory with the “Old Settlers” but later left Indian Territory for Mexico, where he passed away.
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written …
2024年8月8日 · Sequoyah was a cultural leader, artist, silversmith, and warrior who left an impressive legacy in his wake. Image showing the seven traditional clans of the Cherokee. Sequoyah and his mother were members of the Paint; his future wife was a member of the Bird. Source: Owlcation.
Famous Cherokee Indians: Sequoyah, a Literary Genius
Sequoyah was one of the most famous Cherokee Indians and the only Native American to conceive and perfect an entire alphabet.
Sequoyah – Inventor of Written Cherokee - Legends of America
Sequoyah was a famous and influential Cherokee Leader who invented the Cherokee alphabet. Sequoyah was born to Virginia fur trader Nathanial Gist* and Wu-te-he, the daughter of a Cherokee Chief, sometime in about 1770 near the old Cherokee capital of Echota in Tuskegee (Tasgigi), now flooded by Tellico Lake.