Searching for Sequoyah

Name: Searching for Sequoyah
Duration: 57 min

Movie

DirectorJames M. Fortier

WriterLeAnne Howe

NR 57 min

Plot

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.

Movie Details

Original Language:English

Executive Producers:Shirley K. Sneve, Francene J. Blythe-Lewis

Production Companies:Turtle Island Arts

Searching for Sequoyah on the Web:Official Website