VONORE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Cherokee Nation announced it is honoring the man who gave the Cherokee people their own written language by declaring Oct. 15 as “Sequoyah Day.” The principal chief of the ...

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Let’s take you back in time to the early 1800s and tell you the story of the Cherokee man who could not read or write. Yet he ...

The Cherokee Nation recognized Friday, Oct. 15 as "Sequoyah Day" in honor of the 200th anniversary of Sequoyah's creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed the ...

The Cherokee Nation is recognizing October 15 as “Sequoyah Day,” 200 years after the creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an official proclamation declaring ...

Cherokee Nation officials formalized the purchase of Sequoyah’s Cabin from the Oklahoma Historical Society with a signing ceremony Wednesday. The tribe is celebrating the purchase and acquisition of ...

SALLISAW — Sequoyah’s Cabin, one of the most significant pieces of Cherokee Nation history, has been returned to the tribe’s people. “A true jewel of the Cherokee Nation has come home,” said Cherokee ...

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Sequoyah single-handedly gave the Cherokee Indians a system of reading and writing. His wife, Sally, gave him grief for all the work it took. Early on, before Sequoyah invented 85 characters to ...

Cherokee Nation celebrated the 150-year anniversary of the opening and legacy of Sequoyah Schools this week. In 1871, the Cherokee National Council passed a joint resolution signed by former Cherokee ...

Sequoyah is one of the most important Tennesseans to have ever lived. But no matter what book you read, video you watch or website you click on, you'll find a different account of his life. That is ...