"Sequoyah." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Sequoyah
Sequoyah was a Cherokee Indian, who was able to convert the Cherokee spoken language, into a written alphabet. Originally he tried to take sentences and convert them into a written language but he fought that there were too many phrases and words in the Cherokee language to translate into a usable written language. He found that the best way to communicate was through the 86 sounds in the Cherokee language; making almost an alphabet. Sequoyah thought that “white people's superior power was due in part to their ability to communicate through written language”. Sequoyah wanted to help his community survive in the new world that the whites had created in America. This shows how much the Native Americans had to adapt to the new life forced upon them. It was not enough just to have a spoken language, but to better educate the Cherokee public, the Native Americans needed to change and learn how to write their language.
"Sequoyah." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2010..
"Sequoyah." American History. ABC-CLIO, 2010. Web. 31 Jan. 2010.
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This is a very unfortunate problem the Native Americans were facing. It does seem like the whites were creating a whole new world and forcing it upon them. Your research shows how whites forced their culture upon them in the category of language. Try looking at other things besides language, you wouldnt believe the destruction of the Native American culture. Some Native American children were sent to boarding schools that teach them white culture to completly erase the rich Native American culture. The whites just wanted to assimilate the Native Americans into their own culture so that they may force their ideals upon them.
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