Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


native american southeast

  • 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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