Sequoyah’s syllabary faced suspicion initially, but after a demonstration, his version of “talking leaves” was widely embraced. And then the word spread ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Award-winning Cherokee artist Kindra Swafford is inspired by nature, animals and her Cherokee heritage. "The symbols used in the weave patterns and everything, it gives me an outlet and a connection, ...

The Cherokee Nation has reclaimed part of its history all thanks to man with a famous ancestor. John Ross has rediscovered the Cherokee symbols for numbers originally developed by Sequoyah in the ...

Archaeologists and Cherokee scholars have teamed up to decode a set of mysterious tribal inscriptions written in an Alabama cave. The inscriptions inside Manitou Cave, near Fort Payne, are evidence of ...