Sequoyah

Sequoyah
Author: James Rumford
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2004-11-01
Genre: 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.

Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves

Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves
Author: Wim Coleman
Publisher: Red Chair Press
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1939656370

In the early 1800s, white settlers and missionaries were intent on bringing the English language to the illiterate Native Americans. Sequoyah was intrigued by these leaves of paper with strange marks that talked. Doing what no one had ever done before, Sequoyah set about creating a written Cherokee language—helping preserve the tribe's history and culture even today.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah
Author: Roberta Basel
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2007
Genre: 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.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah
Author: Grant Foreman
Publisher: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2012-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806110561

A biography of Sequoyah, inventor of a writing system for the Cherokee language.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah
Author: C. Ann Fitterer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781567661675

A brief introduction to the life of the Cherokee Indian who created a method for his people to write and read their own language.

Sequoyah, 1770?-1843

Sequoyah, 1770?-1843
Author: Yvonne Wakim Dennis
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2004
Genre: 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.

Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet

Sequoyah and the Invention of the Cherokee Alphabet
Author: April R. Summitt
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313391785

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.

Beginning Cherokee

Beginning Cherokee
Author: Ruth Bradley Holmes
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1977
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780806114637

Contains twenty-seven lessons in the Cherokee language, based on the Oklahoma dialect; and includes accompanying exercises, appendices, and alphabetical vocabulary lists.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah
Author: Jane Shumate
Publisher: Chelsea House
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780791017203

Artist, inventor, and patriot of the Cherokee nation, Sequoyah achieved a feat rare in history. Without training in any language but his own, he developed for speakers of Cherokee a system of writing, and with it the hope of empowerment.

Term Paper Resource Guide to American Indian History

Term Paper Resource Guide to American Indian History
Author: Patrick LeBeau
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2009-03-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313352720

Major help for American Indian History term papers has arrived to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school age to undergraduate will be able to get a jump start on assignments with the hundreds of term paper projects and research information offered here in an easy-to-use format. Users can quickly choose from the 100 important events, spanning from the first Indian contact with European explorers in 1535 to the Native American Languages Act of 1990. Coverage includes Indian wars and treaties, acts and Supreme Court decisions, to founding of Indian newspapers and activist groups, and key cultural events. Each event entry begins with a brief summary to pique interest and then offers original and thought-provoking term paper ideas in both standard and alternative formats that often incorporate the latest in electronic media, such as iPod and iMovie. The best in primary and secondary sources for further research are then annotated, followed by vetted, stable Web site suggestions and multimedia resources, usually films, for further viewing and listening. Librarians and faculty will want to use this as well. With this book, the research experience is transformed and elevated. Term Paper Resource Guide to American Indian History is a superb source to motivate and educate students who have a wide range of interests and talents. The provided topics typify and chronicle the long, turbulent history of United States and Indian interactions and the Indian experience.