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Cherokee eyechart to help tribe's elderly

Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III: · Page 7.4
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Physical location
Betty June Starr Whelan Cherokee Collection, MS-188
MS188-03-03: Indians III:
Page 7.4
Material type
Newspaper Clippings (Newspaper / Clipping)
Date
1989-09-01
Description
John Sixkiller an optometrist from Cherokee lineage developed an eye chart using symbols of the Cherokee syllabary. This was created for the elderly Cherokees who might not know the English language well enough. Talks about how Sequoyah developed the Cherokee Syllabus.
Publication or source
Cherokee Advocate
Subjects and names
Eyechart, Cherokee Eyechart, Sequoyah, Cherokee Syllabary, Elderly Cherokee Indians, Optomitrist, John Sixkiller, languages.

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