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Legend: Sequoyah, Inventor of the Cherokee Alphabet

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Not all alphabets start with ABC. Learn how Sequoyah developed the Cherokee alphabet in the 19th century so that his people could read and write their own language. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer , 16 January 2004.

Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/Sequoyah.pdf

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  • 18th Century
  • 19th Century
  • American Indian
  • Folk Life
  • Legend
  • People

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Grades 3, 4, 5, 8, High School, College

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Grade: 3rd 4th 8th
English/Language Arts 3, 2, 1 2, 4
Social Studies 7 5, 4, 2 2, 3

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language Cherokee American Indian Native American