A Little History Lesson About My Name
Sequoia
In the early 1800's, Sequoyah (George Gist was his American English name), invented the Cherokee alphabet. In 1828 the first Cherokee-language newspaper was printed, the Cherokee Phoenix. Sequoyah has been honored, with a spelling change, by having Sequoia National Park and the Sequoia Redwood Tree named for him. Both are in California.. I was named for the giant redwood (because I am a large redhead).
Talking Leaves
In Cherokee, NC, at the southern entrance of Smoky Mountain National Park, there is the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. In front of the museum is a 20-foot wooden sculpture made out of one piece of redwood from California. This is a sculpture of Sequoyah, the Cherokee Chief who invented the Cherokee aphabet. Have you ever heard of talking leaves? Talking leaves are like pages in a book that you read. Sequoyah invented talking leaves.
