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Sequoyah
Sequoyah (c. 1770–1843) was a Cherokee silversmith who created the Cherokee syllabary, a writing system of 85 characters for the Cherokee language, completed around 1821. Although he could not read any other language, his invention was adopted by the Cherokee Nation in 1825, and within a few years most Cherokee could read and write in it. He later moved west to Arkansas and Indian Territory and died on a journey to Mexico.
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