Sequoyah- The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford

Sequoyah Facts-
🌟He was born between 1760-1765
🌟He was born in Monroe County, Tennessee
🌟He is the son of Wurteh, of the Red Paint Clan and Nathaniel Gist, a white trader
🌟In 1809 or so, Sequoyah began working on a writing system for the Cherokee language
🌟After 1815, he moved near present-day Sallisaw, Oklahoma, where his home still stands
🌟In 1821, he presented his ideas for a syllabary to the Cherokee Nation
🌟In 1828, the first newspaper printed in Cherokee was called the “Phoenix,” and is still printed today
🌟In 1843 Sequoyah died of old age near Mexico