Sequoyah (Civilization of American Indian) by Grant Foreman
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Author: Grant ForemanTitle: Sequoyah (Civilization of American Indian)
ISBN: 0806100699
ISBN13: 978-0806100692
Other Formats: lrf lit lrf azw
Pages: 85 pages
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press; 3rd Revised edition edition (January 18, 1971)
Language: English
Category: Politics & Social Sciences
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Subcategory: Social Sciences
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Sequoyah was a Cherokee silversmith. In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This was one of the very few times in recorded history that a member of a pre-literate people created an original, effective writing system.