Title: The Cherokee syllabary : writing the people's perseverance /
Authors: Cushman, Ellen, 1967-
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Cherokee language Writing.; Cherokee language Alphabet.; Cherokee language Grammar.
Abstract: In 1821, Sequoyah, a Cherokee metalworker and inventor, introduced a writing system that he had been developing for more than a decade. His creation--the Cherokee syllabary--helped his people learn to read and write within five years and became a principal part of their identity. This groundbreaking study traces the creation, dissemination, and evolution of Sequoyah's syllabary from script to print to digital forms.
Contents: Introduction: Peoplehood, tools, and perseverance -- Sequoyah and the politics of language -- The syllabary as writing system -- The syllabary's design -- The syllabary from script to print -- Elias Boudinot and the Cherokee phoenix -- The breadth of the Cherokee writing system, 1840-1920 -- Perseverance and calculated inconspicuousness, 1920-1980 -- Peoplehood and perseverance : the Cherokee language, 1980-2010.