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When he had enough letters -- about eighty-four or so -- he began writing.
ᎡᎵᏊᏃ ᎢᎦ ᏚᏃᏴᎬ ᏚᏬᏪᎳᏅ ᏍᏛᎾ ᏁᎵᏍᎪᎯ ᏅᎩ ᎤᎴᏅᎮ ᏕᎪᏪᎵᏍᎬ ᏗᎧᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ.
His neighbors stopped laughing when Sequoyah's six-year-old daughter, Ayoka, learned to read.
ᎾᎥᏃ ᎢᏳᎾᏓᎵ ᎤᏂᏑᎵᎪᏤ ᎤᏂᏰᏣᏍᎬ ᎾᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᏪᏥ ᏑᏓᎵ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏕᎶᏆᎡ ᏧᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏬᏪᎶᏗ.
The people stopped jeering when two warriors wrote to each other.
ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏃ ᎤᏂᏑᎵᎪᏤ ᎠᏅᏙᎵᏗᏍᎬ Ꮎ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᏗᎾᏟᎭ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᏎ ᏓᎾᏓᏙᏪᎳᏁᎲ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎬ ᏣᎳᎩ.
The people, they say, learned the Cherokee letters quickly.
ᎠᎾᏗᏍᎪᏃ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᎤᏟᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᏆᎡ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎤᏃᏪᎶᏗ.
Mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters left notes around the house so that they could teach each other to read. People took trips so they could have the fun of writing letters and sending them back home.
ᏧᎾᏓᏥ, ᏚᎾᏓᏙᏗ, ᎠᎹᏟᏅᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎾᏓᎸ ᎤᏁᎴᏅᎮ ᏓᎾᏓᏙᏪᎳᏁᎲ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎢᎸᏢ ᏓᏂᏢᏍᎨ ᏧᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎠᏰᎸᏎ ᎠᎴ ᏓᎾᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎨ ᏧᏂᎪᎵᏰᏗᎢ ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏃ ᎤᎾᎴᏅᎮ ᎢᎾ ᏓᏁᎨ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᎾᏓᏙᏪᎳᎾᏗ ᎤᏂᏰᎸᏎ.
It was not long, they tell us, before everyone was reading and writing.
ᏝᏃ ᎢᏳᏬᎯᏤ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᏂᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ.
The Cherokee Nation praised the writing Sequoyah invented.
ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏤ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᏚᏬᎷᏩᏛᎲ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ.
And in 1824, they gave Sequoyah a silver medal.
ᏁᎳᏚ ᎢᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏔᎵᏍᎪᎯ ᏅᎩ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎠᏥᏁᎴ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎠᏕᎳ ᎤᏁᎦ ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏗ.
A missionary named Worcester helped Sequoyah turn his beautiful loops and spirals into sturdy, English-looking symbols that could be printed with lead type.
ᎠᎵᏣᏙᏂᎰ Worcester ᏧᏙᎩᏓ ᎤᏍᏕᎸᎮ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᏗᎦᏁᏟᏰᏍᏗ ᏕᎪᏪᎸ ᎢᎦᏓ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᎦᎴᏴᏙᏗ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᎴᏴᏙᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏙᏗ.
With these new signs, the Cherokee nation published newspapers and books and made sure that their words would never fade away.
ᎯᎢᏃ ᏗᏤ ᏚᎾᏔᏁ ᏃᏊ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏰᎵ ᎡᎵᏊ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ ᏚᏂᎴᏴᎠᏁ ᎯᎠ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎬᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏙᎸᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
Even when soldiers forced the people from their lands and sent them west in the 1830s, the Cherokee held on to their books.
ᎠᏂᏲᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᎴᏅᎯ ᏓᏂᏱᎳᏫᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏚᏁᏅᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓ ᏚᏂᎲ ᏚᏂᎯᏰᎢ ᎠᏎ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏍᏗ ᏥᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁ ᏁᎳᏚᎢᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᏦᏍᎪᎯ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎠᎴ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏃᏪᎳᏅ ᏚᏂᎾᏫᏛᎮ.
Even when sickness half emptied their towns, they kept their writing.
ᎠᎴᏍᏊ ᎥᏳᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎠᏰᏟᏴ ᎤᎾᏗᏨᏁ ᎦᏚᎲ ᏂᎬᏫᏍᏕ ᏚᏂᎾᎡ ᏗᎪᏪᎳᏅ ᏗᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᏪᎵ.
Even when English-speaking teachers ruled their classrooms, long after Sequoyah had passed away, they remembered their letters.
ᏧᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗ ᏃᏊ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᎲ ᎠᏂᏲᏁᎦ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ ᏗᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎩ, ᎡᎵᏃ ᎪᎯᎩ ᏁᎲᎾ ᎢᎬᏩᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎨᏎ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᏂᎬᏫᏍᏕᏃ ᏓᎾᏅᏓᏗᏍᎨ ᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᎪᏪᎳ.
They never let them disappear.
Ꮭ ᏳᏂᏲᏎᎴᎢ.
"Now, who was this Sequoyah?" my father asks.
"Ꭷ ᎦᏙᎯ ᎨᏎ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏍᏏᏉᏯ?" ᎡᏙᏓ ᎠᏆᏛᏛᏅ.
He was a famous man, we say, because he invented writing for the Cherokee.
ᏧᏓᏃᏣᏟ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎨᏒ, ᎢᏓᏗᏍᎪ, ᎾᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏬᎷᏩᏛᏓ ᏗᎪᏪᎶᏙᏗ ᎠᏯ ᎢᏗᏣᎳᎩ ᎡᎵᏊ ᎨᎪᏪᎶᏗ ᎢᎬᏌ ᎢᎩᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ.
He was a brave man because he never gave up.
ᏧᎵᏨᏯᏍᏗ ᎨᏎ Ꮭ ᏱᏓᏓᏲᏍᎨᎢ.
He was a leader because he showed his people how to survive -- how to stand tall and proud like these trees.
ᏗᏓᏘᏂᏙᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏪᏲᏁ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗ ᎤᏂᎦᏛᎴᎯᏍᏗ ᎾᎦᎥᎢ. ᎢᎾ ᎢᎭᏘ ᏣᎴᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᏕᏈᎬᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ. ᏣᏟᏂᎩᏓ.
Spearfinger
ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏛᎢ
Long ago the Cherokee people lived in peace and harmony in the mountain forests.
ᎡᏘᏴ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏙᎯᏯᎾᏊ ᏣᏁᎮᎢ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᎦᏚᏏ.
There was one thing that disturbed their happy lives . . . Spearfinger!
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏐᏊ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏓᏕᏙᏗᏍᎨᎢ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ... ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ!
Spearfinger was a terrible old monster who lived high in the mountains.
ᏍᎩᎾ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᏙᏳᏕᎦ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏗ ᎤᏲᎢ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᏍᎩᎵ ᏤᎮᎢ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏳ ᎦᏚᏏ.
She had a sharp finger as long as a dagger and shaped like an awl.
ᎾᎩᎾᏃ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏥᎦᏰᏌᏕ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ ᏗᏓᏰᎳᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎦᏁᎦᏗᏓᎸᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏣᏄᏍᏕ.
Spearfinger had magic powers and she was always hungry.
ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏥᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎠᏓᏪᎯ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᏧᏲᏏᏍᎨᎢ.
What she liked best was to eat the livers of Cherokee children!
ᏙᏳ ᎣᎯᏍᏗᏳ ᏧᏪᎳ ᏧᎸᏉᏗ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᏚᏂᎸᎢ!
She roamed through the forests and any time she wanted to she could shapeshift.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᏤᏙᎵᏙᎮᎢ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎢᏳᏊ ᎱᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᏣᎳᏍᏕᎵᏴᏍᎨᎢ.
She could change her appearance from looking like a monster to looking like an old woman.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎭᎳᏍᏕᎵᏴᏌ ᏍᎩᎵ ᏃᏗ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᏣᎦᎾᏅᎪᎨᎢ.
No matter how she looked her skin was hard like a rock and arrows would not pierce it.
ᎢᎤᏍᏗᏯᏛᎾ ᏳᎳᏍᏕᎵᏴᏌ ᏗᎧᎾᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᏅᏱ ᎠᏍᏓᏱ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ ᎱᏁᎦᎸᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎨᏍᏓᏗ ᎦᏟᏓ ᎬᏔᎸᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ.
In the Spring, when the children were on the hillsides picking wild strawberries she would come upon them, looking like their old grandmother.
ᎪᎨᏱ, Ꮓ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ ᎦᏚᏏ ᎢᏣ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᎡᎯ ᎠᏂ ᏣᎾᏗᎩᏏᏙᎮᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ ᏣᎦᎷᎧᎨᎢ ᎤᏂᎵᏏ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎧᎾᏗ ᏥᎨᏎᎢ.
She would say to them, “Come, little girl, come to your granny and let me comb your hair.”
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏣᎾᏕᎦᏪᏎᎮᎢ, "ᎨᎾ, ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ, ᎨᎾ ᏣᎵᏏ ᏩᏣᏔᏬᎢᏏ ᏍᏔᏰᎬᎢ."
A child would lay her head down to be petted and the old woman would stroke her hair with that deadly spear finger.
ᏃᏊᏗ ᎠᏲᏟ ᎠᏍᎪᎵ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏥᏂᎬᏁᎮᎢ ᎠᏥᏒᏔᏁᎮ ᏃᎴ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎠᏒᏂᎮ ᎠᎨᏳᏣ ᎤᏍᏘᏰᎬ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎦᏂᏰᎬ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏍᏛᎢ ᎬᏗ.
When the child fell asleep, Spearfinger would stab her with the long awl finger and take out her liver.
ᎯᎳᏳᎢ ᏳᏢᏂ ᎠᏲᏟ, ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏛ ᏥᏕᎦᏘᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎦᏂᎯᏓ ᎦᏁᎦᏗᏓᎸᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏛᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏪᎳ ᏣᏕᎦᎵᎩᎡᎮᎢ.
“Liver, I eat... su sa sai”
"ᎤᏪᎳ ᏥᎩᎠ, ᏧᏪᎳ ᏕᏥᎩᏍᎪᎢ Ꮡ, Ꮜ, ᏌᎢ"
Sometimes a solitary hunter would see Spearfinger in her proper form going through the woods singing to herself... “liver I eat su sa sai”
ᎭᎸᎢᏳ ᎤᏤᎵᏛ ᎦᏃᏟᏙᎯ ᏣᎪᏘᏍᎨᎢ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏛᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏩᏏ ᏚᏓᏥᎶᏍᏓᏅᎢ ᎢᎾᎨᎢ ᎢᏣ ᏫᎦᎶᏍᎬᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏕᎧᏃᎩᏍᎨ, "ᎤᏪᎳ ᏥᎩᎠ ᏧᏪᎳ ᏕᏥᎩᏍᎪᎢ Ꮡ, Ꮜ, ᏌᎢ"
In the Fall Spearfinger would watch for the smoke to rise above the trees.
ᏃᏗ ᎤᎵᎪᎲᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ ᏧᎧᏎᏍᏕ ᏧᎦᏒᏍᏗ ᎤᎳᏌᎳᏙᏗ ᏕᏍᎬᎢ ᎦᎸᎾᏗᏣ.
When that happened, she knew the Cherokees were burning the leaves to get the chestnuts on the ground.
ᎯᎳᏳᎢ ᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᏱᏄᎳᏍᏓᎾ, ᏍᎩᎾ. ᏣᎧᏔᎮ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᏆᎶᎩ ᏓᎾᎪᎰᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎣᎴ ᏘᎵ ᎭᏂᎳᎨᏴᎢ ᎡᎳᏗ.
The old hag loved fog and smoke.
ᏂᎠ ᎤᏁᎩᎸᏗ-ᎠᎦᏴᎵ ᏧᎸᏆᏕ ᎤᎧᎯᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎦᏒᏍᏗ.
It made it easier to stay hidden until she was ready to strike her next victim.
ᎠᎯᏓ ᏄᎳᏍᏓᏁᎮ ᎤᏗᏍᎦᎳᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᎾᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏐᎢ ᎤᏐᏅᏅᏍᏙᏗ.
The Cherokees were never safe and tried to always stay together in groups of 2 or more.
ᎨᏍᏓᏗ ᏂᎦᎾ ᏰᎬᏁ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏃᎴ ᏣᎾᏁᎳᏗᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᏔᎵᎭ ᏧᎾᎵᎪᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᎢᎦᎢ ᎱᎾᏓᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᏁᏓᏍᏗ.
But old Spearfinger was clever and would sneak up on someone who was out alone. She would cut out their liver and disappear back into the fog.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᏙᏳ ᏣᏏᎾᏏᏁ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏕᎵᏍᏗ ᏣᏕᎦᏂᏱᏍᎨ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏩᏏᎧ ᎢᏴ ᏰᏙᎭ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᏓᏰᏠᎮᎢ ᏧᏪᎳ ᏕᎦᎵᎩᎡᎮᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎤᎬᎭᏓ ᎢᏣ ᏣᏗᏍᎦᎳᏍᎨᎢ.
One day the Cherokees decided they had to stop living in fear of Spearfinger.
ᏐᏉ ᎢᎦ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏣᏚᎧᏔᏁ ᎤᎾᎴᏫᏍᏓᏗ ᎤᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦtᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ.
Everyone in the village came to a great council to decide how to get rid of her once and for all.
ᏂᎦᏓ ᎦᏚᎲᎢ ᏧᏂᎷᏗᏤᎢ ᎡᏆ ᏣᏚᏂᎳᏫᏤ ᎾᏍᏊ ᏣᏚᎧᏔᏁ ᎯᎳᎪ ᎾᏍᏊ ᏧᏂᏲᎯᏍᏗᏊ.
The council decided to trap her in a pit and hoped that if all the warriors attacked her with arrows at the same time they could finally pierce her stony skin.
ᎯᎠ ᏗᏂᎳᏫᎦ ᏣᏚᎧᏔᏁ ᎾᏍᏊ ᎤᏂᏌᏛᏗ ᎦᏙ ᎠᏔᎳᎧᏒᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏣᏚᎩᎬᏗᏤ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎦᏓ ᏗᏂᏟᎯ ᏣᏚᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ ᎦᏟᏓ ᏍᎩᎾ. ᏣᏚᏂᏘᏏᎶᎡ ᏍᎩᎾ. ᎤᏅᏱᎭ ᎤᏁᎦᎸᎢ.
The Cherokees dug a deep pit across the trail and covered it with branches.
ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎭᏫᏂᏳ ᏧᎾᏍᎪᏎ ᏗᎦᎾᏗᏫᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᏃᎴ ᏧᏅᏒᏁᎢ ᏧᏩᏂᎦᏢ ᎬᏗ.
Then they built a large fire near the trail and hid in the laurels.
ᏃᏊᏗ ᎡᏆ ᏧᏃᏔᏁᎢ ᎾᎥᏂ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ ᏃᎴ ᏧᎾᏗᏍᎦᎳᏁ ᏌᎷᏱ.
They knew she would come as soon as she saw the smoke.
ᏃᏉᏗᏍᏉ ᏣᏂᎧᏔᎮ ᎢᏳᏊ ᏓᎦᎷᏥᏒ ᏍᎩᎾ. ᎭᎪᏘᏍᎬᎢ ᏧᎧᏒᏍᏗ.
By and by an old woman came hobbling along the trail.
ᎾᎥ ᎾᎢ ᎠᎦᏳᎵᎨ ᎤᎷᏨᎩ ᏧᏓᏅᏠᎯᏗ ᎨᎸᏛᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎦᏅᏅ.
She looked like an old woman that everyone knew in the village, but the wise elders knew it was Spearfinger in disguise, so no one said a word of caution to her.
ᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏐᏯᏊ ᏗᎧᎾᏗ ᏥᎨᏎ ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏃᎳᎩ ᎭᎾ.
When she stepped onto the pitfall and tumbled through the branches into the hole she turned back into Spearfinger.
ᎦᏚᎱᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎾᏔᎾᎢ ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵ ᏣᏂᎧᏔᎮᎢ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏓᏥᎶᏚ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎨᏍᏓᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎱᏍᏓ ᏳᏛᎾ ᎱᎾᏓᏓᏰᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᏍᎩᎾ.
She screamed and clawed at the sides of the pit with her sharp awl finger.
ᎯᎳᏳᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏩᏚᎳᏏᏁ ᎦᏚᎢ ᎭᏫᎾ ᏗᏔᎳᎧᏒᎢ ᏣᏭᎶᎢᏎᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᏣᎾᎤᎳᏍᏓᏁ ᎱᎳᏍᏕᎵᏴᏌ.
She jabbed around in every direction trying to stab anyone who came near the top of the pitfall.
ᏍᎩᎾᏃ ᏧᏪᎷᏁ ᏃᎴ ᏚᏩᏯᏑᎦᎸ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᎠᏔᎸᎦᏒ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᎦᏁᎦᏗᏓᎸᎦᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏣᏚᏩᏘᎴ ᏂᎬᏛᎢ ᎠᏁᎳᏗᏍᎬ ᏧᏩᏘᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏍᏓᏊ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎥ ᎾᎢ ᏳᎷᏥ ᎦᎸᏗᏣ ᎦᏙ ᎠᏔᎸᎦᏒᎢ.
The hunters crawled close to the hole and shot arrows at Spearfinger, but the arrows broke and fell to the ground when they hit her stony skin.
ᎾᎥᏗ ᏧᏩᏓᎾᏏᏂᎴ ᎠᏂᏃᏟᏙ ᎦᏙ ᏗᏔᎳᎧᏒᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ ᎫᎾᏗ ᏣᏚᏂᏲᎴ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏓᎳᏍᏆᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏣᏗᏥᏤᎮ ᏍᎩᏴ ᏯᏚᏅᏂᎵ ᏅᏱ ᎦᏁᎦ.
Everyone knew Spearfinger was magic and would soon figure out a way to get out of the pitfall.
ᏂᎦᏓᏃ ᏣᏂᎧᏔᎮᎢ ᎠᏓᏪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏃᎴ ᎢᏳᏊ ᏗᏁᎳᏔᏂᏒᎢ ᎤᏅᎪᎢᏍᏗ ᎭᎾ ᎠᏔᎸᎧᏒᎢ.
But, along came a little bird, a titmouse.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏍᎩᏴᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏆ, ᏧᏃᎯᎵᏣᏁᎢ.
It perched on a tree and sang out “un, un, un”.
ᏗᏧᎧᎬᎢ ᏧᎩᎴ ᏃᎴ ᏣᏚᏃᎩᏎᎢ, "ᎤᏂ, ᎤᏂ, ᎤᏂ," ᏥᏍᏆ ᏔᏯᎪᎦ.
The hunters thought the titmouse was saying “unahu”, which means heart. They aimed their arrows at Spearfinger’s heart, but the arrows just broke and fell to the ground.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᎠᏂᏃᏟᏙᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ ᏧᏁᎵᏎᎢ "ᎤᎾᎱ," ᎱᏰᎳᏚᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎪᏪᎸᎢ ᎤᏓᎾᏛᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏣᏓᏍᏆᎵᏍᏗᏍᎨ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ ᏃᎴ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏣᏗᏥᎮᎢ.
They were so angry they caught the bird and cut off its tongue.
ᏃᏉᏗ ᏙᏳ ᏧᏂᎾᎸᏤ ᎭᎾᏉ ᏧᏂᏂᏴᎮ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏥᏍᏆ ᏃᎴ ᏧᎾᏣᎧᏎᎴ ᎦᎾᎪᎢ.
Even today the titmouse has a short tongue and Cherokee people know it is a liar.
ᎯᎪᎢᎦ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎦᏯᎪᎦ ᏍᏆᎳ ᎦᎾᎪᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᎭᏂᎧᏔ ᎦᏯᎪᎦ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Soon another little bird, a chickadee, flew down from the high branches and lighted on the witch’s right hand.
ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏃ ᏄᏓᎴ ᎤᏍᏗ ᏥᏍᏆ, ᏥᎩᎵ, ᎱᏃᎯᎵᏣᏁ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏚᏩᏂᎦᎸᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏍᎩᎵ ᎦᏃᎨᎾ.
The warriors saw this and knew it was a sign to aim there.
ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏃᏟᏙᎯ ᏧᏂᎪᎮᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏣᏂᎧᏔᎮᎢ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏣ ᎤᎾᎳᏐᏍᏙᏗ.
The chickadee knew Spearfinger’s secret – that her heart was not in her chest.
ᎯᎠᏃ ᏥᎩᎵᎵ ᏣᎧᏔᎮᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎤᏕᎵᏍᏛᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏓᎾᏛᎢ ᎨᏍᏓᏗ ᎦᏁᏥ ᏯᏄᏍᏕᎢ.
It was in the soft palm of her hand. At last the hunters could destroy the evil witch.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏆᎾᎥᎢ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᏍᎩᏴᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏃᏟᏙᎯ ᏰᎵ ᎤᏂᏲᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏐᏅᎢ ᏍᎩᎵ.
An arrow struck her palm and she was dead.
ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏟᏓ ᎤᏪᏘᎸᎩ ᏆᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᏬᏰᏂ ᏃᎴ ᏍᎩᏴᏃ ᏧᎵᏬᏤᎢ.
Cherokees call the chickadee “truth teller”.
ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ "ᏥᏳᎧᏗ ᎦᏃᎮᏍᎦ" ᎭᏃᏎᎰᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏥᎩᎵᎵ.
Spearfinger looked dead, but to make sure the Cherokees threw her on the big fire they had built.
ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏌᏗ ᎤᎵᏬᏨ ᏗᎦᎾᏗ ᏣᏄᏍᏕᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏥᏳᎧᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᎰᏍᏗ ᏧᎾᏚᎵᏍᎨ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏍᎩᏳᏍᏗ ᎡᏆ ᏧᏃᏔᏁᎢ ᏃᎴ ᎭᎾ ᏣᏭᎾᏓᎩᏅᏎᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏍᎩᎵ.
As the fire burned the people heard songs coming from the fire – songs of healing.
ᏍᎩᏴᏃ ᎠᏥᎳ ᎠᎪᎲᏍᎬ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ ᏣᎾᏴᎩᏍᎨ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏓ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎢᏣ ᏗᏓᏅᏫᏍᎩ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏓ.
When the evil magic of Spearfinger was finally destroyed, healing magic was released.
ᏍᎩᏴ ᎤᏐᏅᎢ ᎠᏓᏪᎯ ᎪᏍᏓᏱ ᏗᎦᏘᏍᏙᏗ ᎦᏰᏍᏗ ᎩᎳᎯᏯ ᏧᏂᏲᏍᏓᏁᎢ, ᏗᏓᏅᏫᏍᎩ ᎠᏓᏪᎯ ᏣᏄᎳᏍᏓᏁ.
The Cherokees listened and remember those songs to this day.
ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎾᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎢ ᏃᎴ ᏧᎾᎾᎾᏖᎢ ᏍᎩᎾ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏓ ᎯᎪᎢᎦ.
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If you want to bring a side dish or a dessert, feel free to bring it.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵᎠ.
For further information about the event, please contact the Language Program at 918-453-5151.
ᎤᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᏕᎳᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᎢᎾ ᏫᎨᎯᏯᏛᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ 918-453-5151.
If you want to bring a side dish or a dessert, feel free to bring it.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵᎠ.
For further information about the event, please contact the Language Program at 918-453-5151; John Ross at 918-453-6170; or Roy Boney Jr. at 918-453-5487.
ᎤᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᏕᎳᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᎢᎾ ᏫᎨᎯᏯᏛᏗ ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ 918-453-5151; John Ross 918-453-6170; or Roy Boney Jr. 918-453-5487.
If you want to bring a side dish or a dessert, feel free to bring it.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵᎠ.
For further information about the event, please contact: the Language Program at 918-453-5151; John Ross at 918-453-6170; or Roy Boney Jr. 918-453-5487.
ᎤᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᏕᎳᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᎢᎾ ᏫᎨᎯᏯᏛᏗ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ 918-453-5151; John Ross 918-453-6170; or Roy Boney Jr. 918-453-5487.
If you want to bring a side dish or a dessert, feel free to bring it.
ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᏲᏚᎵᎠ.
For further information about the event, please contact: the Language Program at (918) 453-5151; John Ross at (918) 453-6170; or Roy Boney, Jr. (918) 453-5487.
ᎤᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᏣᏚᎵᎮᏍᏗ ᏣᏕᎳᏲᎯᏍᏗ ᎯᎢᎾ ᏫᎨᎯᏯᏛᏗ: ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏒ (918) 453-5151; John Ross (918) 453-6170; or Roy Boney, Jr. (918) 453-5487.
CN re-opens Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum
CN re-opens Sequoyah’s Cabin Museum
The ceremony allowed visitors to look at the site’s improvements.
ᎯᎠ ᏓᏂᎳᏫᎬᎢ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅ ᎠᎾᏓᏩᏛᎯᏙ ᎤᏂᎪᎵᏰᎢᏓᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎤᏃᏢᎯᏌᏅᎢ.
“There’s a great area inside that has hands-on activities for kids.
“ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎤᏙᏢ ᎭᏫᎾᏓᏢ ᎾᎿ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛᏗ ᏗᏂᏲᏟ.
“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.
Adair said the cabin itself is what standouts to him.
Adair ᎠᏗᏍᎬᎢ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᎬᏁ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᎶᏒᎢ.
“It just amazes me. There was no chainsaws used at this time. This is all manpower,” he said.
“ᎢᎦ ᏧᏍᏆᏂᎪᏍᎪ. ᏝᏃ ᎦᏅᏙᎩ ᎪᎢ ᏗᏂᎩᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏚᏂᎮ ᎾᎯᏳᎢ. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Team Josiah fundraises for diabetes awareness
Team Josiah fundraises for diabetes awareness
“It’s important to find a cure for diabetes,” said Wright, who indicated that was the driving factor for walking in the ADA’s “Tour de Cure 5k Walk” on June 3.
“ᎢᎦ ᎤᎵᏍᎨᏛ ᎠᏩᏛᏗ ᏙᎯ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ ᎾᎿ ᎧᎵᏎᏥ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Wright, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎬ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏩᎾᏂᎩᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿ ADA’S “Tour de Cure 5k Walk” ᎾᎿ ᏕᎭᎷᏱ ᏦᎢᏁᎢ.
Normally a bicycle event, this year it was expanded to include the walk.
ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎨᏒ ᏔᎵ ᏗᎦᏆᏘ ᏓᎾᎩᎸᏗᏍᎪ, ᎯᎠ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏌᏓ ᎤᎾᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᎾᏂᎩᏍᎪ ᏃᏊ.
It was Wright’s mother, Lila Bark, who came up with the idea to participate after contacting the ADA for more ways to get involved.
ᎾᏍᎩ Wright ᎤᏥ ᎨᏒ, Lila Bark, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏗ ᏚᏟᏃᎮᏔᏅ ADA ᎤᎪᏛ ᎢᎬᏩᎾᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
“Josiah has been diagnosed for over a year, and his first year was quite a learning experience and still is,” Bark said.
"Josiah ᏣᏥᏩᏛᎡᎸ Ꮓ` ᏥᎩ ᏑᏕᏘᏴᏓ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏕᏘᏴᏌᏗᏒ ᎠᏕᎶᏆᏍᎬ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎬᏩᏍᏓ,” ᎠᏗᏍᎬ Bark.