Searching for Sequoyah (Institutional Streaming License)

“Searching for Sequoyah” is the first documentary feature to chronicle the legendary accomplishments and mysterious death of the famed Cherokee visionary, Sequoyah, whose English name was George Guess. While much is known about Sequoyah’s many accomplishments, very little is known about the man himself. The greatest mystery is not that he created the Cherokee writing system, or syllabary, but rather the details of his final journey to Mexico and the circumstances of his death. After removal from their southeast homelands separated some Cherokees as far as Mexico, Sequoyah set out late in life to reunite the Cherokee people in their new capitol, Tahlequah – Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). From Tuskegee, Tennessee to Zaragoza, Mexico – “Searching for Sequoyah” takes viewers on a journey retracing Sequoyah’s final quest, the mystery surrounding his death and the legacy he left behind.

As of October 18, 2022, educational institutions can purchase an in perpetuity streaming license directly from Turtle Island Productions, LLC. The license is only available through Turtle Island Productions, LLC, which owns the copyright of the program. The license will provide the institution with the ability to host and stream their own digital file of the program from their own servers or with any third party streaming platform that is encrypted and password protected with no ability for users (faculty, staff, students) to download the program. The term of the license is in perpetuity. The cost is $1000, with a sliding scale for non-profit educational organizations, and tribal colleges and schools, that are operated by Tribal Nations legally recognized by the U.S. Federal government , or a state government. For more information and a sample licensing agreement, please contact James Fortier, owner of Turtle Island Productions, using the contact tab of this website.

Personal, home video DVD sales will begin roughly at the end of October, 2023.