Sequoia born sometime between 1760 and 1776 Cherokee village in the

Sequoia born sometime between 1760 and 1776 Cherokee village in the state of Tennessee. His mother was Indian woman and his father was a white man land. In his childhood he hurt his leg and couldn't walk well, that was why he got the name "Sequoia which meant "a pig's foot" in the Cherokee language. Sequoia married a Cherokee woman and had a family, but he often worked for white people and spent a lot of time in English families. Sequoia never learned to read or write Sequoia English, but he saw how white men read books and wrote letters Sequoia called books and letters "talking leaves written and decided that Cherokee Indians should have their own language. He began working on a Cherokee writing system in 1809. It took him twelve years to finish it. When he showed his system to his people, he became very popular. Thousands of Cherokees learned to read and write fast. In 1824 he was given a medal by Cherokees, which he wore till the end of his life. 1825 a lot of European books were translated into the language, and in 1827 the first Indian newspaper was published' in the USA. to the in 1843, his name was given national tallest trees in California and later a big park was also named afte