Come along on this podcast pilgrimage of sorts as we travel from Tellico, Tennessee, to Tahlequah, Oklahoma, chasing down the story of Sequoyah, who single-handedly created the written form of the Cherokee language during turbulent times in the early 1800s.

This episode is sponsored by the Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association, a nonprofit heritage tourism organization that works to promote and preserve destinations within the historic landscape of the Tennessee Overhill in Southeast Tennessee. www.tennesseeoverhill.com

Sponsor Midroll: 2:23 – 2:57

Episode transcript: https://63a5845a-f816-419e-aeda-4da00220629b.usrfiles.com/ugd/63a584_ecda3e08979d471ba9bdf428c97cc071.pdf

Museums / Historic Sites:

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, TN: sequoyahmuseum.org

Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, OK: visitcherokeenation.com/attractions/cherokee-national-history-museum

Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum in Tahlequah, OK: visitcherokeenation.com/attractions/supreme-court-museum

John Ross Museum in Park Hill, OK: visitcherokeenation.com/attractions/john-ross-museum

Sequoyah's Cabin Museum in Sallisaw, OK: visitcherokeenation.com/attractions/sequoyahs-cabin-museum

Resources:

Prentice Robinson's Cherokee Language and Culture Resources available at cherokeemadeeasy.com

Suggested Reading: Sequoyah by Grant Foreman (University of Oklahoma Press, 1938)

YouTube Video of Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signing proclamation declaring Oct. 15 as Sequoyah Day: https://fb.watch/d2E7b0TCry/

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