Guest Opinion Language, at its core, is a code that all cultures use like a time capsule to pass their history, values and ...

Language, at its core, is a code that all cultures use like a time capsule to pass their history, values and identity to ...

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

These are some of the most interesting and shocking facts about Native Americans—many you might not have learned about in ...

Sequoyah's Cherokee writing system​: Initially met with suspicion and accusations of witchcraft, Sequoyah's revolutionary Cherokee syllabary was proven effective through a test with his daughter. This ...

As crowds gather and fireworks explode to mark what to some is a purely celebratory moment, America 250 arrives for others as a complicated, dissonant occasion. In Western North Carolina, Eastern Band ...

For years, people mocked him. They watched as he spent countless hours scratching strange symbols onto scraps of paper, muttering sounds to himself and obsessively refining mysterious marks no one ...

As the US marks 250 years since its July 4 declaration, Al Jazeera traces 50 place names, their meanings and origins.

Tecumseh, Sequoyah, and Nanye’hi are among the notable Native American leaders who shaped history with their leadership, ...

Explore the Western North Carolina Waterfall Loop, a scenic drive featuring 11 stunning waterfalls accessible from Bryson City.

Rebecca Nagle shares her Independence Day plans and breaks down what you didn’t learn in American history class in conversation with KOSU’s Sarah Liese.

It's a complex history of displacement and forced assimilation as well as one of self-determination and, strangely enough, ...