If

you

think of a

giant sequoia

you may only

think of a tree

You should know

it was named for a man

a phenomenal Cherokee

He was born about 1760

in eastern Tennessee

to a highly respected family

Known for their knowledge

of religion, and tribal history

A silversmith by trade

a task before himself he laid

In 1809 he had a fascination

With a new way of communication

introduced by whites invading his nation

It took 12 years to pen 86 symbols

based on Cherokee word syllables

Anyone speaking the language could read

and write, after learning what they mean

This Cherokee’s aim was to record

ancient tribal culture in permanent form

Sequoyah

is the

ONLY

person in

History

who has

developed

a writing

system

single

handedly

Mighty is the giant sequoia/Sequoyah

By kgcummings

copyright © 2006 kgcummings