Who invented the "Cherokee Syllabary"?
Correct answer: Sequoyah
Iceangel64
Sequoyah was my 5th great-grandfather. I'd have loved to have met him.
Claire
I am a full blood member of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokees, Sequoyah was a Keetoowah Cherokee, great man.
WanderingLuck79987
proud to say I am 2% Cherokee!
doxierescued
I didn't know this existed. Worth looking it up.
Player #14993519.
WanderingLuck79987, ,,,proud to be of Cherokee blood also,,40%, prefer to be called Indian.
RedSeaDiver69
Sequoya, or also known as Sequoia, is alternative name for the giant redwood tree. These grow to towering heights in the forests of California and I remember that there was at least one which had a roadway carved through it. Whether it still survives, I don't know.
Ruby
learned this a few months back in school they also named a species of tree after him
CAGranny
RedSeaDiver69, Try the central part of Califorina. Has a whole National Park devoted to them Sequoia National Park, also Kings Canyon N. P.).. But the question involves a very important person, within the Cherokee Nation. (I too, am Cherokee).
Player #38618593
It was the first written language of any Native People in North America. The "Cherokee Removal" was a monumental cruelty committed against a proud and accomplished People.
Player #Ms.Tea
Player #14993519. My maternal grandmother, was 1/2 Cherokee , 1/2 Caucasion. I identify as Cherokee.
Player #137542988
Claire, I am also part Cherokee-only 1/8!
Player #137542988
Iceangel64, Wow! Awesome!
Player #92723922
Cherokee were the first native Americans to have a written language.
Player #120374466
Some are blessed with a high IQ inspite of no education. And look at what he accomplished by being inspired by another's idea.
LMNOP
Da Bomb, yeah I noticed that little error as well. Finally found someone with worse math skills than my own!
LMNOP
Cynthia, he's adopted from parents who are 100% Cherokee.
Geek Girl
RedSeaDiver69, the tree is still there, but the road no longer goes through it.
Jackie
Player #34543577, only way he can be 100% Cherokee is if was adopted from a Cherokee mother and a Cherokee father
Jackie
Mima, also on Mango online it's free
Jackie
doxierescued, I am learning Cherokee with the help of a program called Mango. it is one of the free languages to learn because so few speak it anymore and they dint want it to die out
Mima
Iceangel64, you can. Learn how at : jw.org
Mar
Claire, hi there I’m also Cherokee how do I become a member
If you don’t mind sharing
Muggsy
WanderingLuck79987, more than Elizabeth Warren😂
Ravens Fan Queen 👑🏈
Player #38618593, Yes, it was. America TRULY BELONGS TO THE INDIANS!!! I'm African-American and that's just my opinion, when others try to get ugly bout who does/doesn't belong in this country (America). So much unnecessary atrocities to answer for.
Aly
I use to work in Sequoia Hills, named after Sequoia and it’s an affluent neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. So many famous people like novelist Cormac McCarthy, mayor of Knoxville and Governor Bill Haslam and writer Alex Haley. Sequoia is a beautiful neighborhood with parks and walking trails along the river and there is also an Indian mound located there.
Mourning Dove Thomas
Hello To All Of My Native Cherokee People!. My Paternal Grandmother Was Full Blooded Cherokee Indian, And I Just Wanted To Say How Very Honored And Privileged I Am To Be A Descendent Of Such A Beautiful People And A Beautiful Cherokee Indian Woman Who Happens To My Beloved Late Indian Grandmother. She Passed Long Before I Was Ever Born. She Was 36 Years Old When She Died Giving Birth To My Father’s Youngest Brother. It Would’ve Been An Honor And A Pleasure If I Could’ve Gotten To Meet Her And To Grow To Know Her. It Truly Saddens Me That I Couldn’t At Least Had The Chances To See Her Beautiful Face 😭Even For A Second. Thank You For Reading This Comment.
Cynthia
Player #34543577, that's not possible because if you are not any part Cherokee, your son cannot be 100% Cherokee. IT'S DNA impossibility
Christine
Iceangel64, me too!
DOTS
oma, 50 years with an embargo has been their punishment. But what was their crime? What ever it was .. im sure it was not for dropping a nuclear bomb or invading over 30 countries and I'm sure it wasn't for slaughtering 400 million people! Maybe more like 400 pigs barely. (because they are an island natural resources are few AND since the embargo trade of many foods and products are limited).
DOTS
oma, Thank you for mentioning such an important fact in US history. This genocide is celebrated and called Thanksgiving. I'm not Native but I'm not Naive either. US highlights other countries horrific historical acts like the holocaust, dictatorship and communist evil doings. Speaks of Cuba as the world's worst.
Ringoking12658
I'm part Cherokee, Blackfoot and African American
Mara
I live near Cherokee, NC. I love that all their signs are written in Cherokee and English. What a beautiful language and congratulations for keeping it alive!!!
Thunderduck
RedSeaDiver69, I visited/drove through that tree, however that was back in 1989. Truly impressive. The Dyersville Giant still stood then as well. Nine of us couldn't hold hands and reach around its trunk..m
oma
Player #Ms.Tea, My dad was full blooded Abanaki. I am french Canadian mostly. So was my sons DNA. Proud do be indigenous Native (of the 60 million ancestors that were slaughtered do conquer our land).
Cleo
RedSeaDiver69, It fell two years ago.😥
Jaymz The B.
doxierescued, It’s a real and neat thing!
Jaymz The B.
WanderingLuck79987, seems nearly all of the white boys l meet like me with some form of native ancestry claim about 5% Cherokee!
dana
choice #2- chief outacite! lol
Player #33345963
His story was on Death Valley Days and old TV show fios on stars western channle 355 or 354