On suspicion of consorting with Satan, he was attacked by Major Ridge's Lighthorse Patrol, who cut off his fingertips.
On suspicion of consorting with Satan, he was attacked by Major Ridge's Lighthorse Patrol, who cut off his fingertips. He continued working on his controversial invention, demonstrated it in a debate about border placement in Chatooga, and later using it in collaboration with Elias Boudinot to create the Tsalagi Tsu lehisanunh (pronounced phonetically). He got the idea from Charles Hicks and worked with his daughter Ayoka to develop the "Talking Leaves." FTP, name this originator of the syllabic alphabet for Cherokee, which became the first system of writing in a North American Indian language.
On suspicion of consorting with Satan, he was attacked by Major Ridge's Lighthorse Patrol, who cut off his fingertips.
Sequoya [or Sikwayi; or George Gist; or George Guess]