VONORE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Cherokee Nation announced it is honoring the man who gave the Cherokee people their own written language by declaring Oct. 15 as “Sequoyah Day.” The principal chief of the ...

As almost everyone knows, sequoia is the name given to a giant tree typical of California’s Sierra Nevada that can exceed one hundred meters in height and ten meters in diameter. However, one of its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 29—TAHLEQUAH — Turbans were introduced to the Cherokee culture by Sequoyah when, during a visit with the King of England, the ...

The Cherokee Nation recognized Friday, Oct. 15 as "Sequoyah Day" in honor of the 200th anniversary of Sequoyah's creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed the ...

Who was the man for whom Sequoya Caverns was named? Sequoyah was an influential member of the Cherokee Nation, born around 1776, who would accomplish a rare feat in his life: Creation of a syllabary ...

The Cherokee Nation is recognizing October 15 as “Sequoyah Day,” 200 years after the creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an official proclamation declaring ...

(WBIR-Vonore) The history of some of the people of the Cherokee Nation is preserved at a museum here in East Tennessee. It is expanding and improving to teach visitors about about a man who invented a ...

Cherokee Nation officials formalized the purchase of Sequoyah’s Cabin from the Oklahoma Historical Society with a signing ceremony Wednesday. The tribe is celebrating the purchase and acquisition of ...

The Cherokee Nation is recognizing October 15 as "Sequoyah Day," 200 years after the creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an official proclamation declaring ...

Cherokee Nation officials formalized the purchase of Sequoyah’s Cabin from the Oklahoma Historical Society with a signing ceremony Wednesday. The tribe is celebrating the purchase and acquisition of ...