- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sequoyah (ca. 1770-ca. 1840)
- Creator:
- Wadley, Ted
- Publisher:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-03
- Subject:
- Cherokee Indians--Georgia
Cherokee language--Georgia - People:
- Sequoyah, 1770?-1843
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Sequoyah. Sequoyah, or Sequoia (both spellings were given by missionaries, but in Cherokee the name is closer to Sikwayi or Sogwali), also called George Gist or George Guess, was the legendary creator of the Cherokee syllabary.
GSE identifier: SS8H4, SS2CG3, SS2H1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/sequoyah-ca-1770-ca-1840/
- Language:
- eng
- Rights Holder:
- If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Sequoyah (ca. 1770-ca. 1840)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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