Shaking America
A podcast about stories in history that shook up the United States.
Shaking America
The Creation of the Cherokee Written Language
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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The Cherokee written language was created entirely by one man, a silversmith, trader and soldier named Sequoyah.
He remains the only person in history from an illiterate people to devise a system of writing.
He remains the only person in history from an illiterate people to devise a system of writing.