Signs of Cherokee Culture: Sequoyah's Syllabary in Eastern Cherokee Life

by Margaret Bender  This book explains the historic and contemporary role of  the  Sequoyan syllabary, the written system invented in 1820 by respected Cherokee, Sequoyah.  The author teaches linguistic and cultural anthropology at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She shows in this book, the interest in cultural revitalization among the Cherokees, thus increasing the use of the syllabary in education, publications and importantly, tourism. Paperback 208 pages.