VONORE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Cherokee Nation announced it is honoring the man who gave the Cherokee people their own written language by declaring Oct. 15 as “Sequoyah Day.” The principal chief of the ...

To improve contact with British colonists, the Cherokee Sequoyah developed his own tribal script with 85 characters.

Cherokee Nation officials formalized the purchase of Sequoyah’s Cabin from the Oklahoma Historical Society with a signing ceremony Wednesday. The tribe is celebrating the purchase and acquisition of ...

VONORE, Tenn. - For the first time in more than three decades, the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is getting a major makeover in the form of a new exhibit amid long-awaited renovations that began last ...

VONORE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Monroe County is inviting the public and offering free admission in celebration of Sequoyah Remembrance Day in early August. Sequoyah is who ...

The Cherokee Nation is recognizing October 15 as “Sequoyah Day,” 200 years after the creation of the Cherokee Syllabary. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed an official proclamation declaring ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AKINS, OKLAHOMA — His likeness is forever ...

Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum has opened a new exhibit, "Sequoyah’s Last Journey," at the historic landmark near Sallisaw. The exhibit offers a closer look at Cherokee migration in pre-statehood Texas, as ...

TAHLEQUAH — Durbin Feeling, a celebrated Cherokee linguist, author and teacher hailed by the tribe as the most significant contributor to the Cherokee language since Sequoyah, died Wednesday. He was ...

The many Knoxville residents who enjoy exercising along the Cherokee Boulevard median trail in Sequoyah Hills have recently been able to give their eyes a workout, too. That is, if they are in the ...

The Oklahoma Historical Society will finalize the sale of Sequoyah's Cabin to the Cherokee Nation next week in Sequoyah County. The tribe is celebrating the purchase November 9 at 2:30 p.m. with a ...