Tomorrow is the first official Sequoyah Day
BIPOC holidays are long over-due. Cherokee Nation recognizing October 15 as ‘Sequoyah Day’ 200 years after creation of Cherokee Syllabary
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BIPOC holidays are long over-due. Cherokee Nation recognizing October 15 as ‘Sequoyah Day’ 200 years after creation of Cherokee Syllabary
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