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He was born near a Cherokee village on the Tennessee River close to old Fort Loudon. Sequoyah was named George Gist at birth. After a hunting accident, he was nicknamed Sequoyah. This name meant "pig's foot" in the Cherokee language.
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Sequoyah started to create the Cherokee alphabet consisting of 86 symbols.
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Sequoyah fought under General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812. He was in the Battle of Horseshoe on March 27, 1814.
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Sequoyah presented his syllabary to the Cherokee Council. Afterwards, they adopted his creation.
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Sequoyah left the Cherokee territory and traveled towards the Arkansas River.
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The Cherokee National Council honored Sequoyah with a silver medal for his creation of the alphabet.
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Sequoyah traveled to Washington, D.C. to represent the Cherokee individuals in land negotiations.
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The Cherokee National Council funded the first Indian newspaper in the United States using Sequoyah's syllabary.
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Sequoyah moved once again to an Indian territory which is now present day Oklahoma.
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