Title	Sequoyah
Description	Potrait of Sequoyah, credtited with inventing the Cherokee alphabet. Sequoyah is shown wearing a blue coat with a red and white headscarf and a peace medal hanging around his neck. He is pointing to a document showing the Cherokee alphabet and smoking a; pipe.
Historical Note	Sequoyah (circa 1760-1843) was born in an Indian village near Fort Loudon on the Tennessee River. He served in a Cherokee regiment of the U. S. Army during the Creek War (1813-1814) and later removed to Arkansas. In 1821 he perfected an alphabet suitable; to the Cherokee language and returned to the eastern Cherokee homeland where he demonstrated and taught his invention. He then returned to Arkansas in 1823 to teach his alphabet to the western Cherokees.
Date	1838
Creator	McKenney, Thomas Loraine, 1785-1859 Hall, James, 1793-1868
Publisher	F. W. Greenough
Place of publication	Philadelphia (Pa.)
Collection Name	History of the Indian tribes of North America, with biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal chiefs.
Education Tags	1.41 4.54 8.56 Sequoyah and the Cherokee Growth of the Republic
Subjects - LCSH	Indians of North America -- Biography; Indians of North America -- Portraits; Indians of North America -- History
Subjects - TGM	Portrait paintings Headdresses Medals Pipes (Smoking) Alphabets (Writing systems)
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	33161
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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