Author : Yvonne Wakim Dennis
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,86 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780736824477
A biography of the Cherokee leader who brought literacy to his people by translating the Cherokee language into a list of sylables.
Author : Laura Hamilton Waxman
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 46,85 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822506973
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Author : Jeri Cipriano
Publisher : Red Chair Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 22,16 MB
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 163440985X
Sequoyah created a way of writing the Cherokee language 200 years ago. Thanks to Sequoyah, the Cherokee today know more about their history and native language than almost any other tribe in North America.
Author : Anne M. Todd
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 23,25 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781403450128
A biography of Sequoyah, a member of the Cherokee tribe who was responsible for creating a syllabary that put the Cherokee language in writing, describing his childhood, work as a blacksmith, and military service in the War of 1812.
Author : Roberta Basel
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 21,45 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780756518875
The United States was growing at a rapid pace. For the settlers who were pushing west to the frontier and the Native Americans who were protecting their lands, life was filled with danger and difficulties. People who wove their way into history overcame their challenges with a courage that defined an era and shaped a nation. Sequoyah, a Cherokee Indian, is best known for inventing a system of writing for the Cherokee language. In 1821, after more than a decade of work, he succeeded in creating a set of symbols to represent the sounds of spoken Cherokee. The new written language was easy to learn and helped boost ethnic pride. Sequoyah won the respect of his people and was soon operating as a delegate in Cherokee dealings with the United States. He died in 1843 on a mission to unify the Cherokee people.
Author : James Rumford
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 49,3 MB
Release : 2004-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547528728
The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea—to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was daunting. Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. But slowly and painstakingly, ignoring the hoots and jibes of his neighbors and friends, he worked out a system that surprised the Cherokee Nation—and the world of the 1820s—with its beauty and simplicity. James Rumford’s Sequoyah is a poem to celebrate literacy, a song of a people’s struggle to stand tall and proud.
Author : Thomas Loraine McKenney
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 1858
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN :
Author : Lillie Patterson
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 41,64 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
A biography of the Cherokee Indian who did what white scholars said could not be done when he invented a syllabary for writing the Cherokee language.
Author : John Micklos, Jr.
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 13,24 MB
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1502651319
Sequoyah was a true Cherokee hero. Young readers will discover Sequoyah's story, from his birth and upbringing to his dedication in developing a language guide for the Cherokee people. They'll learn how his efforts allowed the Cherokee nation to create a written record of their culture. Readers will explore the challenges the Cherokee nation faced as it ceded more and more land to the American government. Engaging sidebars about Sequoyah's history and vivid images help readers learn about this amazing man and his legacy today.
Author : April R. Summitt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Through a unique combination of narrative history and primary documents, this book provides an engrossing biography of Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee writing system, and clearly documents the importance of written language in the preservation of culture. Sequoyah's creation of an easy-to-learn syllabary for the Cherokee nation enabled far more than the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, and the ability for Native Americans to communicate far more effectively than word of mouth can allow. In many ways, the effects of Sequoyah's syllabary demonstrate the critical role of written language in cultural preservation and persistence. Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet is a readable study of Sequoyah's life that also discusses Cherokee culture as well as the historical and current usage and impact of the Cherokee syllabary he created. While the emphasis of the work is on Sequoyah's adult life between 1800 and 1840, enough pre- and post-history information is provided to allow any reader to fully grasp the contextual significance of his accomplishments. The book includes a biography section of key individuals and contains a collection of primary documents that helps illustrate the usage of Sequoyah's syllabary.
