English · Drill 54
English practice 54
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exist1 painting2 on the plains3 1770; his4 respected5 acknowledged67 each of which represents a syllable8 Its use9 spread quick10 reading materials were being widely published1112 so Bibles and other religious materials soon became widespread it does not13
regarding the life of the Native American named Sequoia, the information that is available 
a colorful picture of this man 
. Sequoia was born into the Cherokee Nation in approximately 
mother was a descendant of many 
Cherokee chiefs. This provided Sequoia with a secure social stature despite his unknown paternity. Sequoia's fame comes mainly from his 
development of a written Cherokee language. 
. Remarkably, a person learning Cherokee using the syllabary is able to read and write the language in an extremely short period of time compared to the time it takes someone to master the English language. 
among the nation's Cherokee people 
, and soon Cherokee 
, even though other tribes had no written language.
. Laws were also written using Sequoia's symbols, and the first Native American newspaper, The Cherokee Phoenix, was also launched. Cherokee history was preserved through new written records, which included accounts and descriptions of ceremonial traditions and common customs.
instigate a literary explosion among the Cherokee people. [2] Instead, the syllabary was used primarily as a recording device. [3] Seemingly, no poetry, novels, or biographies emerged during that time. [4] The syllabary elevated the Cherokee nation in the eyes of the rest of the world, and they became widely regarded as a learned people as a result. [5] Sequoia's system is still in use today, and anyone can discover it at a library or a computer.