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And he showed me a river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
ᎠᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎩᏃ ᎤᏁᎬ ᎤᏪᏴ ᎠᎹ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᎯ, ᏗᎬᏩᎸᏌᏛ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᏓᎦᎾᏄᎪᎬᎩ ᎦᏍᎩᎸ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ.
in the midst of the street thereof. And on this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve manner of fruits, yielding its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
ᎠᏰᎵᏃ ᎤᏜᏅᏛ ᎾᎿ ᎡᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᏗᏢ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ, ᏡᎬᎩ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᎯ ᏡᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎳᏚ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎠᏓᏛᏍᎬᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏦᎳᏂᏒ ᎬᎾᏍᎬᎩ ᎤᏓᏔᏅᎯ; ᎤᎳᏍᏚᏒᏃ ᎤᎾᏅᏬᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ.
And there shall be no curse any more: and the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be therein: and his servants shall serve him;
ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎿᏉ ᏰᎮᏍᏗ ᎤᏐᏅᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᏕᎾ ᎠᎩᎾ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᏍᎩᎶ ᎾᎿ ᎦᏍᎩᎴᏍᏗ; ᏧᏤᎵᏃ ᏧᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎬᏩᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ;
and they shall see his face; and his name shall be on their foreheads.
ᎤᎧᏛᏃ ᎠᏂᎪᏩᏘᏍᏕᏍᏗ; ᏚᏙᎥᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎬᏓᎨᏂ ᏕᎪᏪᎴᏍᏗ.
And there shall be night no more; and they need no light of lamp, neither light of sun; for the Lord God shall give them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.
ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎡᏃᏱ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᎿᏂ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏳᎾᏚᎵ ᎠᏨᏍᏙᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏙ ᎢᎦᎡᎯ ᎢᎦ ᎤᏘᏍᏛᎢ; ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎦ ᏓᏘᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly come to pass.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏜᏏᏛᎡᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ. ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᏧᏅᏎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏧᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏧᏤᎵ ᏧᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
And behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he that keepeth the words of the prophecy of this book.
ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏞᎩᏳ ᏓᏥᎷᏥ; ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᎪᏪᎸᎢ.
And I John am he that heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel that showed me these things.
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᏣᏂ ᎠᎩᎪᎲᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᎩ. ᎠᏆᏛᎦᏅᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎪᎲ, ᎡᎳᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏅᎩ ᏓᎦᏓᏙᎵᏍᏔᏂᏒᎩ ᏚᎳᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏗᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎠᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎯ.
And he saith unto me, See thou do it not: I am a fellow-servant with thee and with thy brethren the prophets, and with them that keep the words of this book: worship God.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎥᏞᏍᏗ. ᎠᏴᏰᏃ ᎤᏠᏱᏉ ᎡᎩᏂᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᎪᏪᎸᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎯᏯᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏏ.
And he saith unto me, Seal not up the words of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏣᏍᏚᏅᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎠᏂ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ; ᎤᏍᏆᎸᎯᏗᏰᏃ.
He that is unrighteous, let him do unrighteousness still: and he that is filthy, let him be made filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him do righteousness still: and he that is holy, let him be made holy still.
ᎩᎶ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.
ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏳᏉ ᏞᎩᏳ ᏓᏥᎷᏥ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᏥᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎦᏥᏁᏗᏱ ᏋᏂᎥ ᎠᏂᏏᏴᏫᎭ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.
ᎠᏴ ᎡᎵᏆ ᎠᎴ ᎣᎻᎦ, ᏗᏓᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᎸᎢ.
Blessed are they that wash their robes, that they may have the right to come to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.
ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᏛ ᏡᎬ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏫᎬᏩᏂᏴᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎪᏢᏒ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ.
Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.
ᏙᏱᏗᏢᏰᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎭ ᎩᎶ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏙᏂᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᎯᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ ᏗᎾᏓᏙᎵᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᎯ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎠᏃᏢᏍᎩ.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things for the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the morning star.
ᎠᏴ ᏥᏌ ᏗᏥᏅᏒ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᏗᎧᎿᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᏩᏗᏒᎢ. ᎠᏴ ᏕᏫ ᎤᏪᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏢᏔᏅᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏃᏈᏏ ᏧᎦᏙᏴᎢᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏑᎾᎴ ᎡᎯ.
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
ᎠᏓᏅᏙᏃ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᏰᎯ ᎡᎮᎾ ᎠᎾᏗᎭ. ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩ ᎡᎮᎾ ᎠᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ. ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏔᏕᎩᏍᎩ ᏫᎦᎷᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎪᎶ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏁᎩ ᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎹ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᎯ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto them, God shall add unto him the plagues which are written in this book:
ᎬᏂᎨᏒᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᏥᏴᏁᎭ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ. ᎢᎧᏁᏉᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏎ ᎤᏁᏉᎡᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏕᏯᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ;
and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎢᎪᏣᎴᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏒᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏎ ᏓᏳᏬᏣᎳᎡᎵ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᎯ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎠᏂ ᎪᏪᎵᎯ.
He who testifieth these things saith, Yea: I come quickly. Amen: come, Lord Jesus.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏞᎩᏳ ᏓᏥᎷᏥ. ᎡᎺᏅ; ᎰᏩᏉ; ᏞᎩᏳ ᎯᎷᎩ ᏣᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ.
The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. Amen.
ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
One Time in Chapel Hill…
“ᏐᏉ ᎢᏳᏩᎧᏘ Chapel Hill ᎨᏒᎢ…”
There was this one time I was at Chapel Hill, and it was a Friday night.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᏳᏩᎧᏘ ᏧᎾᎩᎶᏍᏗ ᎤᏒᏱ Chapel Hill ᎨᏙᎲᎢ.
I was wandering around the campus and I ran into these 3 girls that had come over from another school.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏓᏓᏁᎳ ᎨᏙᎵᏙᎲᎢ. ᏦᎢ ᎠᏂᎨᏳᏣ ᎦᏥᎪᎥᎢ ᏙᎦᏓᏲᎵᎸ ᏃᎴ ᎣᎦᏟᏃᎮᏢ ᏄᏓᎴ ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏗᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.
They were looking for a friend of theirs that went to Chapel Hill, but they’d never actually been there before, so they were looking for directions.
ᎩᎶ ᎤᎾᎵᏱ ᎠᏃᏝᎬ ᎠᏂᎯᏲᎲᎢ. ᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᏙᎸ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏃᎴ Ꮳ ᎤᏂᎩᏌᏓ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎤᏁᏓᏍᏗ Chapel Hill.
I told them I would show them around, and they wanted to know where Granville Towers was, ‘cause that’s where their friend lived.
ᎦᏥᏯᏘᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏍᏉᏟᏔᏅ. Granville Towers ᏧᏙᎢᏓ ᎠᏓᏁᎳ ᎠᏂᎯᏲᎲᎢ, ᎤᏰᏟᏛᏃ ᎤᎿ ᎦᏂᎩᎸ ᎤᎾᎵᎢ.
So we walked over to Granville Towers, and when they got there their friend came out the door to meet them.
Granville Towers ᎢᏗᏣ ᎣᎨᏅᏒᎢ. ᏬᎩᎷᏨ ᎤᎾᎵᏱ ᏍᏚᏓ ᎾᎥ ᎦᏙᎬᎢ.
Well then of course they all started screeching real loud like they do, and I was relieved to see my friend Michael standing there.
ᏚᎾᏓᎪᎲ, ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎭ ᎤᏁᏡᎬᎢ. ᏃᏉ ᎠᏯ ᎣᎩᎾᎵᏱ, Michael ᏧᏙᎢᏓ, ᏥᎪᎥ ᎾᎥ ᎦᏙᎬᎢ.
Then my friend Nick comes up and they start talking, and we all decide we’re going to go up to Michael’s girlfriend’s room.
ᏄᏓᎴ ᎣᎩᎾᎵᏱ Nick ᏧᏙᎢᏓ ᎤᎷᏨᎢ, ᎡᏧᎳ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎲ ᎠᎾᏝᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ. ᏂᎦᏓ ᏙᏊᎧᏔᏅ ᎣᎩᎾᎵ Michael ᎤᎾᎵ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ Jenny ᏧᏙᎢᏓ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎣᎨᏅᏍᏗᏱ.
So we go up to Jenny’s room that she shares with this girl Kara, and I start talking to Jenny. I end up talking to her for so long that Michael eventually decides to leave and go up to bed.
Jenny ᎣᏍᏓᏟᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᏫᏚᏯᏪᏣ Michael.
“Dude,” I assured him, “I will absolutely NOT make any moves on your girlfriend.”
“ᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏓᏊᎧᏔ ᏂᎯ ᏍᏓᎵᎪᏒ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ,” ᏥᏲᏎᎸ ᎣᎩᎾᎵ Michael.
“I know,” he said; “she’d kill you if you did.”
“ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏛ,” ᎤᏛᏅ Michael, “ᎡᎵᏊ ᏱᏣᎷᎦ ᎥᏍᎩ ᏱᏣᏛᏁᎸ.”
I laughed.
ᎠᎩᏰᏗᏒ.
Yeah, she probably would have.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏃ ᏱᎾᏛᎦ ᎠᏇᎵᏒᏱ.
When I woke up in the morning it was amidst the sound of a crowd, all wondering what I was doing lying there on the floor.
ᎤᏥᏍᏈᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᏡᎬ ᎠᏰᏟ ᎠᎩᏰᏨ ᏑᎾᎴᏱ. ᎤᏂᏍᏆᎾᎪᏒ ᏯᏖᏃᎢ ᏥᎬᎢ.
I was sleeping on this huge purple stuffed bear and there were people looking down on me from all directions.
ᎤᏪᏘᎨ ᎠᎵᏑᏫᏓ ᎠᏁᏟᏙᏘ ᏲᎾ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᏚᎢ ᏥᏟᎲᎢ, ᏂᎦᏓ ᎬᏆᎧᏙᏍᏛᎢ.
Apparently I was the biggest spectacle that the suitemates had seen in quite a while.
ᎡᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏯ ᏭᏍᏆᏂᎧᏛᎢ ᎪᎯᏓ ᎤᏂᎪᎲᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Amy and Ginger, who lived next door, and Amy's boyfriend, were all peering down at me as I lay on top of this huge bear-pillow.
ᏚᎾᏦᏝ ᎧᏅᏑᎸ ᎠᏂᏯᎥ, Amy ᏃᎴ Ginger, ᏃᎴ Amy ᎤᎾᎵᎪᏒ ᎠᏫᎾ ᎬᏆᎧᏙᏍᏛᎢ.
I got up, met everybody, and decided I would take my leave.
ᏓᏆᎴᎿ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎦᏥᏲᎵᎳ ᏃᎴ ᏓᏊᎧᏔᏅ ᎠᏆᏂᎩᏍᏗᏱ.
Unwashed, unshowered, and unfettered by rule of law I strode through the cool breeze, back along Franklin Street.
ᎾᏆᏓᏬᏅ ᏃᎴ ᏗᎧᏅᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᏌᏴᏥ ᎦᏃᎸᎥᏍᎦ ᏙᏱ ᎦᎢᏒᎩ. ᏃᏆᎴ Franklin Street ᎢᎦᎢᏒᎢ.
That was freedom.
ᎠᏚᏓᎴᏓ ᎠᏆᏓᎾᏛᎢ.
After purchasing Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum in September from the Oklahoma Historical Society, Cherokee Nation representatives re-opened the site on June 29 with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting.
ᎤᏂᏩᏒ ᎣᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏛ ᎤᏪᏘ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏓᏅ ᎾᎿ ᏚᎵᏍᏗ ᎧᎸᎢ, ᎣᎦᎵᎰᎹ ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᎯ ᎢᎤᏂᏍᏚᎢᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎾᎿ ᏕᎭᎷᏱ ᏔᎵᏍᎪ ᏐᏁᎵᏁ ᏃᎴ ᏓᏂᎳᏫᎬ ᎠᏊᎷᏍᏗ ᏚᏂᎦᎸᏒᎢ.
The ceremony allowed visitors to look at the site’s improvements.
ᎯᎠ ᏓᏂᎳᏫᎬᎢ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅ ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎢᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎤᏃᏢᎯᏌᏅᎢ.
Travis Owens, Cherokee Nation Businesses Cultural Tourism director, said the improvements consist of new exhibits to the surrounding enclosure.
Travis Owens, ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏁ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏒᎢ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᏢᎯᏌᏅ ᏒᏍᏗᏓᏂ ᎢᏤ ᎤᏂᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎥ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏁ ᎨᏒᎢ.
“So this cabin, with the refresh, had the opportunity to tell the Cherokee story, the story of Sequoyah, the development of the Cherokee language, artifacts from his life in addition to the cabin and then a little bit about Cherokee Nation today and the old settlers that inhabited the area,” he said.
“ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏣᏓᏁᎵ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏤᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏞᏅᏓᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅᎢ, ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏅ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᎵᏱᏙᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏬᏢᏁ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎠᎴ ᏫᎧᏁᏉᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏁᎳᏛᎢ ᎠᎴᎦᏲᏟᎾᏍᎩᎧᏃᎮᏢᏣᎳᎩᎠᏰᎵᎪᎯᎢᎦᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎡᏘ ᏣᏁᏢᎢ ᎠᎭᏂ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
To the left, as visitors enter the enclosure, is a new corner for children with activities to help them learn about the Cherokee syllabary and Sequoyah.
ᎠᎦᏍᎦᏂ ᎢᏗᏢ, ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙ ᏗᏂᏴᎲᎰ ᎠᏐᏴ, ᎾᎿ ᎢᏤ ᎤᏅᏏᏴ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎤᏁᏓᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏏᏉᏲ ᏚᏬᏢᏅ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᎵᏱᏙᏗ.
“There’s a great area inside that has hands-on activities for kids.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎤᏙᏢ ᎭᏫᎾᏓᏢ ᎾᎿ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ.
So they can actually practice the Cherokee syllabary, they can put themselves in the perspective of a Cherokee storyteller with puppet animals and they can learn about the life of Sequoyah through a comic book from one of our Cherokee artists,” Owens said.
ᎾᎿ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏏᎾᎲᏍᏙᏗ ᏧᏃᏪᎶᏗᎢ ᏣᎳᎩᎭᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎡᎵᏊ ᎬᏩᎾᏓᏅᏖᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎬᏩᏂᏃᎮᏢᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏙᏗ ᎦᎾᏢᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎡᏁᎢ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ ᏚᏂᎾᎢ ᏗᎬᏩᎾᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᎢ ᏓᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᎾᎥᎢ ᎬᏩᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏏᏉᏲ ᎤᎴᏂᏙᎸ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏗ ᏓᏅᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᏧᏬᏢᏃᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅᎲᏍᎩ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Owens.
Zach Adair, the site’s cultural guide, said the improvements make the site more accurate to the Cherokee story.
Zach Adair, ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᏗᏘᏂᏙᎯ, ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᎿ ᎤᏃᏢᎯᏌᏅ ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓ ᏄᏩᏁ ᎾᎿ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎧᏃᏢᏗ.
“When they see us here we want to give them the right information.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᏱᎪᎩᎪᎯ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎣᎦᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᏦᏥᏃᎯᏎᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅᎢ.
The state...had a lot of misinformation.
ᎯᎠ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ....... ᏍᏈᏓ ᎠᎲᎢ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏢᏅᎢ.
It even had some moccasins in there that wasn’t even Cherokee, they were store bought. So people who came from out of state are taking that back with them and that’s what they think is Cherokee, so we’re trying to show you who he (Sequoyah) is,” Adair said.
ᏃᎴ ᏗᎳᏑᎶ ᏓᏝᎥ Ꮭ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎾᎳᏑᎶ ᏱᎨᏎ, ᏙᎯᏳ ᎣᏣᏁᎶᏗ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏲᎬᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏙᎯᏳ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ Adair.
Adair said the cabin itself is what standouts to him.
Adair ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎬᏁ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎶᏒᎢ.
“It just amazes me.
“ᎢᎦ ᏧᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎪ.
There was no chainsaws used at this time.
ᏝᏃ ᎦᏅᏙᎩ ᎪᎢ ᏗᏂᎩᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏚᏂᎮ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ.
This is all manpower,” he said.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᎸ ᎨᏒᎢ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“It just amazes me about what he (Sequoyah) could do, what the human body could do.
“ᎢᎦ ᏥᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ (ᏏᏉᏯ) ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏴᏫ ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
So I like the cabin just looking at all the axe marks and stuff like that that’s inside there.”
ᎠᎩᎸᏉᏓ ᎾᎿ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎷᏯᏍᏗ ᏕᎦᎷᏯᏍᏔᏅ ᏚᏙᏪᎳ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏂ.”
Sequoyah, also known as George Guess or George Gist, was born in Tennessee around 1778.
ᏏᏉᏯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎠᎦᏅᏛ George Guess or George Gist, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏕᏅ ᏔᎾᏏ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ ᎾᎿ 1778 ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ.
He began experimenting with a syllabary for the Cherokee language and completed in the 1820s.
ᎤᎴᏅᎲ ᎤᎦᏛᏂᏙᎲ ᎠᏁᎸᏗᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏚᏍᏆᏛ ᎾᎿ 1820 ᎢᎸᏢ ᎠᏟᎢᎵᏒ.
After he finished it, literacy rates among Cherokees soared within a few years.
ᎣᏂᏃ ᏚᏍᏆᏓ, ᏓᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎲ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᏚᎾᏕᎶᏆᎥ ᎢᎸᏍᎩ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ.
Sequoyah constructed the cabin in 1829.
ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎲᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏗᏍᏗᎢ ᎾᎿ 1829.
The homestead includes a one-room cabin and nearly 200 acres.
ᎯᎠ ᎤᏪᏅᏏ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ ᎧᏅᏑᎵ ᎤᏓᏁᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎾᎠᏂᎨ 200 ᎢᏳᏟᎶᏓ.
It was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and a National Literary Landmark in 2006 and it welcomes more than 12,000 visitors yearly.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎨᏥᏁᎴ ᎾᎿ National Historic Landmark ᎾᎿ ᏐᏁᎳᏚ ᎢᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏑᏓᎵᏍᎪᏑᏓᎵ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ National Literary Landmark ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎵ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏑᎵ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᏕᎨᎦᏓᏂᎸᎪ ᎾᎿ ᎤᎪᏛ ᏔᎳᏚ ᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏗᎯᏙ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎨᏒᎢ.
The OHS acquired Sequoyah’s cabin in 1934, but in 2016 the state was no longer able to maintain the facility due to budget cuts.
ᎾᎿ OHS ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏄᏅᏁᎸ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏪᏅᏒ ᎾᎿ ᏐᏁᎳᏚ ᎢᏍᎯᏧᏈ ᏦᏍᎪᏅᎩ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎿ ᏔᎵᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᎳᏚ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎾᎿ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ Ꮭ ᎡᎵ ᎬᏩᎾᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏕᎳ ᏕᎨᏥᏁᎲ ᎨᏥᎦᎵᏎᎸ.
So the tribe bought the property for $100,000, according to a 2016 Cherokee Phoenix story.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢ ᎤᏂᏩᏒ ᎦᏙᎢ ᎾᎿ 100,000 ᎤᎾᏈᏴᎲᎢ, ᏚᎾᏙᎵᏤᎲ ᎾᎿ ᏔᎵᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏓᎳᏚ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ.
The story also states that CN officials were expected to give $300,000 in in-kind improvement to the facility for staffing and maintenance.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏢ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎪᏪᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᎬᎾᏁᎲ ᎾᎿ 300,000 ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᏳᏅᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎢᎬᏁᎵᏓᏍᏙᏗ.
On June 29, Principal Chief Bill John Baker said anytime the tribe has an opportunity to purchase a site such as Sequoyah’s cabin it needs to be taken.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏕᎭᎷᏱ 29, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ Bill John Baker ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏊ ᎢᏴ ᏯᏝᏅᏓᏗ ᎠᏂᎳᏍᏓᏢ ᎤᏂᏩᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎢᏳᏍᏗᏍᏓᏂ ᎤᏛᎾ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏛ ᎢᎩᎭ ᎢᎩᏩᎯᏍᏗᎢ.
“It is a great jewel of the Cherokee Nation right here in Sequoyah County,” he said.
“ᎢᎦᏃ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎯᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᏃᏊ ᎠᎭᏂ ᏏᏉᏯ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
“Seven generations from now our grandchildren will be coming to this spot realizing how great we were in 1820 and the presence we have here and one of our great Cherokee elders Sequoyah.”
“ᎦᎵᏉᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏓ ᏂᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᏧᎾᏓᎵᏏ ᎠᏂᎷᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎭᏂ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᎰᏍᎬᏍᏗ ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓᎨᎡᎾᎿ 1820 ᎠᎴᏃᏊᏥᎩᎢᎨᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏌᏊ ᎢᎦ ᎣᏍᏓ ᎠᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏏᏉᏯ.”
CN Chief of Staff Chuck Hoskin said it’s the Cherokee people’s responsibility to make sure that Sequoyah Cabin’s and other such sites remain Cherokee.
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏂᏅ ᎠᎵᏍᏕᎸᎯᏙ Chuck Hoskin ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏙᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏐᎢ ᏧᏠᏯ ᏓᏓᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏐ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.
“It’s our responsibility, as Cherokee people, to make sure that this site and others will forever and always remain Cherokee.
“ᎠᏯ ᎢᎦᏘᏰ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ, ᏙᎯᏳ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᎷᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏐᎢ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᎢ.
That’s what it had begun and that’s what we’re here to continue,” he said.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏯᎢᏎᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Owens said the cabin is now part of the Cherokee Passport Program, which gives people admission to five museums for $15.
Owens ᎠᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᏃᏊ ᎨᎳ ᎠᏣᎳᎩ Passport Program, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏁᎰ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᎿ ᎯᏍᎩ museums for 15.00.
“With the acquisition of this we get a chance to give our visitors a great new opportunity to come explore not only this attraction but our other attractions at Cherokee Nation,” he said.
ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏂᎩᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏞᏅᏓᏕ ᏗᏗᏁᏗ ᎨᎩᏩᏛᎯᏙ ᎢᏤ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎤᏂᎦᏖᎾᏍᏗ ᏝᏙ ᎤᏬᏚᏒ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᎤᎳᏗᏢ ᏗᏐᎢ ᏚᏙᏢᏒ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ.
Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
ᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏛ ᎤᏪᏘ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎲᏍᏗᎢ ᎠᏍᏚᎢᏎᏍᏗ ᏍᎪᎯ ᏌᎾᎴ. ᎾᎿ ᏅᎩ ᏒᎯᏰᏯ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ. ᏔᎵᏁᎢᎦ ᎠᎴᏂᏍᎩ ᎾᎿ ᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ.
The Beast
ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᎢᎾᏓ
One day Charlie and Stephen went out for groceries.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᏣᎵ ᏃᎴ ᏍᏗᏫ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎤᏂᏓᎾᏂᎩᏒᏎᎢ.
“I’m hungry,” said Stephen.
“ᎠᎩᏲᏏ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏍᏗᏫ.
“I’m hungry too,” said Charlie.
“ᎠᏯᏗᏍᏉ ᎠᎩᏲᏏ,” ᎤᏛᏁ ᏣᎵ.
Through the woods they traveled, and to the market.
ᎠᏙᎯ ᏭᏂᎶᏎ, Ꮓ ᏗᏓᎾᏅ ᎢᏗᏣ.
When they came back they had heavy loads.
ᎱᏂᎷᏣ ᏗᎦᎨᏓ ᏓᏃᏱᏁᎮ.
Plenty of food they had, to keep them well and fed.
ᏍᏈᏍᏗ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏂᏰᎮ, ᏙᎯ ᎢᏳᏅᏁ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ.
Crossing into the village, they came close to Stephen’s door.
ᎦᏚᎲ ᏩᏚᏂᏐᏤ, ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᎥᏂ ᏭᏂᎷᏤ.
When they got there Charlie gave a warning shout.
ᏭᏂᎷᏣ ᎭᎾ ᏣᎵ ᏕᎨᏯᏔᎲᏍᎬ ᎠᏍᏓᏱ ᎤᏙᎯᏎ.
There, before the door, lay a great serpent.
ᎭᎾᏅᏂ, ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗ, ᎦᏅᎨ ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᎢᎾᏓ.
They cried out with fear, dropping their burdens.
ᎤᏁᎷᏁ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎡᎲᎢ, ᏓᏃᏱᏁᎲ ᏚᏃᎰᏎᎴ.
They backed up, observing the beast.
ᎤᎾᏏᏅᏎ, ᎤᎾᎪᏙᏍᏓᏁ ᎢᎾᏓ.
Deadly markings it bore upon its carapace scales.
ᎤᏍᎦᏎᏗ ᏚᏙᏪᎴ.
It seemed to sleep.
ᏥᎦᎵᎰ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏄᏛᏁ.
They threw rocks at it.
ᏅᏯ ᏚᏂᏅᏗᏍᏓᏁ.
Sluggishly it rose to life.
ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵ ᎤᎵᏖᎸᏁ.
They had no weapon to slay it with.
ᎨᏍᏗ ᎪᎰᏍᏗ ᏯᏂᏁᎮ ᎤᏂᎯᏍᏙᏗ.
They went to the storage house.
ᎪᎰᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ ᏭᏂᎶᏎ.
They found a key - long, of iron.
ᎠᏍᏚᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏴᏩᏛᎮ - ᎦᏅᎯᏓ, ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎪᏒᏓᏅ.
They found a tube of wood.
ᎤᏒᏙᏂ ᎠᏓ ᎤᏂᏴᏩᏛᎮ.
These they took back toward the beast, with plans to snare its head.
ᏍᎩᏃ ᏚᏂᏅᏎ ᎢᎾᏓ ᏗᎦᏅᎬ ᎢᏗᏣ, ᎠᏍᎪᎵᏃ ᎤᏁᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᏁᎵᏎ.
Arriving at the house once more, they spied a giant boulder upon the hillside.
Ꮟ ᏐᏉ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᏭᏂᎷᏣ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ, ᏗᎦᎳᏛ ᏭᏂᎪᏩᏛᎮ ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᏅᏯ.
Stephen snared the head of the great serpent with the iron key as Charlie hefted the boulder.
ᏣᎵ ᎤᏌᎵᏓᏁ ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᏅᏯ, ᏔᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᏚᎩᏍᏗ ᎬᏗ ᏍᏗᏫ ᎤᏪᏍᎯᏔᏁ ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᎢᎾᏓ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ.
The beast hissed menacingly and thrashed around, its great maw gaping.
ᎤᏔᏂᏓ ᎢᎾᏓ ᎤᏍᎦᏎᏗ ᎤᏦᏔᎮ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏩᏂᏍᏓᏂᏙᎴ, ᎤᏔᎶᎩᏍᎨ.