sequoyah

English Thesaurus

1. Cherokee who created a notation for writing the Cherokee language (1770-1843) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	cherokee,
definition	:	a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living in the Appalachian Mountains but now chiefly in Oklahoma (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	indian chief, indian chieftain,
definition	:	the leader of a group of Native Americans (noun.person)