TAHLEQUAH â The Cherokee Nation is celebrating the life of Sequoyah and his influence as a cultural icon in an exhibit at the Cherokee National History Museum.
As part of the bicentennial celebration of the Cherokee syllabary, âSequoyah: An American Iconâ shares details about Sequoyahâs historic achievement and its impact on the Cherokee people. The exhibit will run through Dec. 31.
âSequoyahâs legacy continues 200 years after the introduction of the syllabary to the Cherokee people,â said Krystan Moser, CN manager of cultural collections and exhibits. âThis accomplishment, something not done by any other single person in recorded history, has cemented Sequoyah as an icon not just in Cherokee history, but American and even world history.â