Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee
Clip: Season 21 Episode 7 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Sequoyah invented a written language for the Cherokee.
Sequoyah was devoted to enabling the Cherokee people to have the power that comes with a written language, a power held by the white man. Though he couldn't read or write in another language, Sequoyah invented an efficient language for the Cherokee.
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Creating a Written Alphabet for the Cherokee
Clip: Season 21 Episode 7 | 1m 17sVideo has Closed Captions
Sequoyah was devoted to enabling the Cherokee people to have the power that comes with a written language, a power held by the white man. Though he couldn't read or write in another language, Sequoyah invented an efficient language for the Cherokee.
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Clip: S21 Ep7 | 41s | The effects of 1830s policies on Native Americans are still felt today. (41s)
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Clip: S21 Ep7 | 1m | In May 1838 the United States began removing Cherokee from their homes in Georgia. (1m)
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Clip: S21 Ep7 | 1m 19s | President Andrew Jackson supported moving Native Americans west of the Mississippi. (1m 19s)
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