Sequoyah stamp

Sequoyah

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  • Seqouyah's Birth

    Seqouyah's Birth
    Present Day TaskigiSequoyah was born, though exact date is unknown, in Taskigi, on the Tennessee River. He got the name Sikwo-yi, "pig's foot" in Cherokee, probably from the fact he was lame in the left leg.

  • Sequoyah Begins to Make Silverware

    Sequoyah Begins to Make Silverware
    Sequoyah learns tthe trade of making crafing and making things.

  • Marriage to Utiyu

    Marriage to Utiyu
    Sequoyah marries Utiyu, with whom he has three children.

  • The Magic of the Talking Leaves

    The Magic of the Talking Leaves
    Sequoyah learns the word "CAT" at a Tellico schoolhouse, the way to say it and to spell it. This, in Cherokee, is "wesa". It is his first learning of English letters.

  • Robert Steven Visits

    Robert Steven Visits
    Robert Steven paints a portrait of Sequoyah. When Steven signs the painting, he decides it would be good to dign his silverwork, too.

  • Sequoyah Becomes George Guess

    Sequoyah Becomes George Guess
    When suggested to sign his silverwork, Sequoyah choses his English name to put on the silverwork: George Guess (Gist).

  • Sequoyah the Warrior

    Sequoyah the Warrior
    Sequoyah serves at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend against the Creek.

  • National Council meeting

    National Council meeting
    The National Council in New Echota, the capital of the Cherokee Nation, observe Sequoyah's alphabet.

  • "The Cherokee Phoenix"

    "The Cherokee Phoenix"
    "The Cherokee Phoenix", the first newspaper to use Sequoyah's alphabet, was publlished in New Echota.

  • Sequoyah's Death

    Sequoyah's Death
    Seqoyah dies, aged 65-70. Burial place is unknown, but is supposed to be in either Mexico (there he took a journey with the annuity given to him by the Chrokee Council), Texas, or Oklahoma.