Sequoyah School

Sequoyah School, an Indian boarding school, originated in 1871 when the Cherokee National Council passed an act setting up an orphan asylum to take care of many orphans who came out of the Civil War.

In 1914 the Cherokee National Council authorized Chief Rogers to sell and convey the property of the Cherokee Orphan Training School, including 40 acres of land and all the buildings, to the United States Department of Interior for $5,000.

In 1925 the name of the institution was changed to Sequoyah Orphan Training School in honor of Sequoyah, a Cherokee who developed the Cherokee Syllabary. After being known as Sequoyah Vocational School for a time, it was named Sequoyah School. From a school with one building and 40 acres of land, SS has grown into a modern institution covering more than 90 acres and a dozen major buildings nested on a beautiful campus five miles southwest of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

In November 1985 the Cherokee Nation resumed the operation of SS from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It is now operated through a grant and is regionally and state accredited for grades 9-12.