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On Trial in Alabama: Sequoyah’s Defense
Sequoyah nurtured a singular dream—to enable his people to record the rich tapestry of the Cherokee language in written form. After twelve years of intense labor, he emerged from his workshop with a...
View ArticleA Brief History of Lake Sturgeon in Menonminee and Ojibwe Culture
Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) is an ancient fish species that is native to North America. It is a large, cartilaginous fish that lives at the bottom of freshwater streams and lakes. Its...
View ArticleMotives for the Colonisation of America
During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, Europeans developed the technology and ambitions which would be the foundations for colonisation throughout the British Atlantic Empire...
View ArticleEmpire of the Summer Moon – A Review
S. C. Gwynne has written a history of the Comanches that gives us a new picture of Native American history, as well as the history the United States and the world: Empire of the Summer Moon (Scribner,...
View ArticleThe Florida Keys: The Years Before Europeans
The Florida Keys, an archipelago of 1700 islands that covers 137.3 miles, begins at the southeastern part of the Florida peninsula, approximately fifteen miles south of Miami. The Keys expand in a...
View ArticleStrife in the West and the Rise of the Qualla Cherokee
The summer of 1839 was a dark time for the Cherokee exiles in Oklahoma. Secret trials resulting in the assassination of key figures within the Treaty Party soon gave way to a series of revenge attacks....
View ArticleSequoyah at Work: Creating the Cherokee Syllabary
Sequoyah began working as a silversmith in Willstown, Alabama in 1809. Due to the quality of his work, he soon earned a reputation as a master of his craft. Having a limited knowledge of English,...
View ArticleThe Power of the Cherokee Syllabary: Sequoyah and A-yo-ka
In 1821, Sequoyah completed a project that had consumed him for nearly twelve years. After much experimentation, he produced a syllabary for the Cherokee language—86 unique characters that allowed his...
View ArticleSequoyah and the “Talking Leaves”
Inclusion within a particular language family does not automatically cement a tribe to a specific social-political origin. Such is the case with the Cherokee language. While generally accepted as a...
View ArticleThe Pathfinder – John C. Fremont
John Charles Fremont can claim several firsts as a presidential candidate. He was the first western candidate, coming from California less than six years after it became a state. He was also the first...
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