His achievement was one of the few times in recorded history that an individual who was a member of a pre-literate group created an original, effective writing system. In 1821, he completed his independent creation of the Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and neographer of the Cherokee Nation.
Sequoyah ( Cherokee: ᏍᏏᏉᏯ, Ssiquoya, or ᏎᏉᏯ, Se-quo-ya IPA:, c. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Cherokee syllabics. This article contains Cherokee syllabic characters.