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Sequoyah single-handedly created the Cherokee writing system, which is one of the few instances in history where someone from an illiterate group developed an official script from the ground up. In a quarter of a century, almost all Cherokee people had learned to read and write, and this achievement sparked the development of numerous indigenous writing systems around the world.

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Sequoyah single-handedly created the Cherokee writing system, which is one of the few instances in history where someone from an illiterate group developed an official script from the ground up. In a quarter of a century, almost all Cherokee people had learned to read and write, and this achievement sparked the development of numerous indigenous writing systems around the world.

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