Culture

Searching for Sequoyah

Searching for Sequoyah spans two countries and three Cherokee nations and details Sequoyah's life and mysterious death. Chronicling his travels from east to west, the program recounts his final journey to Mexico where the aging Cherokee man hoped to reunite the "Mexican Cherokee" with the Cherokee nation after their removal to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma.

Schedule

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    Searching for Sequoyah

    Friday
    Nov 14

    1 Hour

    A journey through the life and death of Sequoyah spans two countries and three Cherokee nations.
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    Searching for Sequoyah: TVSS: Iconic

    Searching for Sequoyah

    Saturday
    Nov 15

    1 Hour

    A journey through the life and death of Sequoyah spans two countries and three Cherokee nations.
  • Image
    Searching for Sequoyah: TVSS: Iconic

    Searching for Sequoyah

    Saturday
    Nov 15

    1 Hour

    A journey through the life and death of Sequoyah spans two countries and three Cherokee nations.
  • Image
    Searching for Sequoyah: TVSS: Iconic

    Searching for Sequoyah

    Saturday
    Nov 15

    1 Hour

    A journey through the life and death of Sequoyah spans two countries and three Cherokee nations.

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