Sequoyah Language Analysis

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I particularly liked the Sequoyah language reading. Before it, I never really thought about the Native American’s not having a written language before the English immigrants showed up. After it, though, I had some questions. How did they live day to day without a writing system? How did the groups make pacts and designate boundaries? Why is his story so disputed? Why was writing a demonic act to the Cherokee? But the most important question was why would a blacksmith make a writing system? As I researched the answer to the last question, I found out that Sequoyah enlisted in the American Military against the British, which seemed odd since he was crippled (Sequoyah meaning “pig’s foot”), and also part of a minority. While enlisted,

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