The Story of Sequoya

Why did Sequoyah feel that writing down the Cherokee language was important? (choose 2)

( ¿Por qué Sequoyah creía que poner por escrito la lengua cheroqui era importante?) (escoje 2)

• He wanted to capture their voice; he wanted to preserve Cherokee culture and customs.

  (Quería capturar la lengua y preservar la cultura cheroqui y sus costumbres)

• He cared about his culture and thought that writing was a way to keep the Cherokee strong.

  Se preocupaba por su cultura y creía que la escritura era una manera de fortalecer a su pueblo.

• He believed that his culture was the only that should exist.

  (Creía que su cultura era la única que debía existir.)

What made Sequoya famous?

(¿Por qué se hizo famoso?)

• He invented the steamboat.

  (Inventó el barco de vapor.)

• He created a writing system for the Cherokee.

  (Porque creó un sistema de escritura para la lengua cheroqui.)

• He rode that fearsome black horse.

  (Montó ese temible caballo negro.)

Did people like what Sequoyah was doing at first? (choose 2)

(Al principio, ¿a su pueblo le gustó lo que Sequoyah estaba haciendo?) (escoje 2)

• She was thrown in the lake.

  (La tiraron al lago.)

• Sequoyah’s work was burned.

  (quemaron su trabajo)

• The Cherokee people thought his symbols were bad luck

  (los cheroquis pensaban que los símbolos les traerían mala suerte)

Why did people change their opinion about the system of writing?

(¿Por qué la gente cambió de opinión sobre el sistema de escritura?)

• The chiefs saw that the people could

  communicate by reading and writing.

  (Los jefes vieron que las personas podían comunicarse mediante la lectura y la escritura.)

• They helped him create the new writing system.

  (Lo ayudaron a crear el nuevo sistema de escritura.)

• The people saw that he was becoming wealthy because he created the system of writing.

  (La gente vio que se estaba enriqueciendo porque creó el sistema de escritura.)

Describe the kind of writing he invented that the Cherokee still use today.

(Describan el tipo de escritura que inventó que aún se usa hoy en día)

• There are eighty-four symbols that stand for the various syllables.

  Hay ochenta y cuatro símbolos que representan cada sílaba

• He invented the alphabet that we use today.

  (Inventó el alfabeto que usamos hoy.)

• His system of writing was animal symbols.

  (Su sistema de escritura era símbolos animales.)

Why was Sequoyah’s invention important?

Sequoya's invention was important because....