Motif
Community publicly rewards a benefactor for knowledge brought to the people
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A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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native american southeast
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Myths of the Cherokee MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEE / I--INTRODUCTION / II--HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CHEROKEE / FROM THE FIRST TREATY TO THE REMOVAL--1785-1838; lines 4585-4668 confidence: medium
The Cherokee national council acknowledged Sequoya's merit by sending him a silver medal through John Ross, with a commemorative inscription in both languages.
The Cherokee national council sent Sequoya a commemorative silver medal, and a treaty later provided payment for the benefits of the alphabet.
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