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 …

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 …

Inventor of the Cherokee syllabary, Sequoyah, also known as George Guess or Gist, was probably born in the late 1770s at Tuskegee, which now lies under Tellico Lake in Tennessee.

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).

Nov 15, 2024 · Sequoyah was one of the most influential figures in Cherokee history. He created the Cherokee Syllabary, a written form of the Cherokee language. The syllabary allowed literacy and …

May 22, 2025 · Sequoyah lived the remainder of his life in Arkansas and Oklahoma, staying active in tribal politics. He served as a delegate for the western Cherokees to Washington, D.C., in 1827, in …

Aug 8, 2024 · Sequoyah is perhaps best known for creating a written Cherokee language, but that is far from his only contribution to the history of his people’s culture and the culture of the United States as …

Sequoyah was a famous and influential Cherokee Leader who is credited with inventing the Cherokee alphabet.

Jan 5, 2025 · Sequoyah served in the Cherokee Regiment of the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Historians speculate that during the war, he saw the value of papers containing the written form of …

Nov 1, 2022 · In 1809, a Cherokee man named Sequoyah began working on a writing system for his nation’s language. It was a monumental task, especially considering that he could not read or write in …