It Takes a Nation: Sequoyah Schools and the Roots of Excellence
Cherokee Nation Owned
Address / Directions
John Ross Museum
22366 S. 530 Road
Park Hill, OK 74451
March 15–November 5, 2022
The exhibit examines the story of Sequoyah Schools, which opened in March 1872 to care for Cherokee children orphaned after the American Civil War. “It Takes a Nation” begins with conditions prompting Cherokee Nation to create the Cherokee Orphan Asylum, the transitions the school underwent after Oklahoma statehood and the present-day operations returned to Cherokee Nation. The exhibit also looks at a few of the school’s most memorable leaders and successes in its 150th anniversary year.