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free skin care · Thu Oct 10, 2013 12:39 pm

The majority of Americans are... simply put...‘mutts’ I am 2nd generation from Italy but also part Native American... my native ties are Cherokee and Choctaw. My Great Grandmother walked the ‘Trail of Tears’ and was a Cherokee Council Women. Cherokee women’s right’s were way ahead of most cultures during that time.

So...for those of you who have ties to the Cherokee nation here is an interesting fact you might not know.

Sequoyah

Sequoyah (Ssiquoya,) as he signed his name, or Se-quo-ya, as his name is often spelled today in Cherokee (1770–1840), named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith.

In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This was the only time in recorded history that a member of a non-literate people independently created an effective writing system.

After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825. Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European-American settlers.

The Sequoia Red Woods are named after him and so much more.

free skin care · Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:45 am

Very interesting. Thanks,

Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:58 am

That's a very interesting post. I loved reading it. Thanks for sharing!!

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