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Michelle Cyca

Michelle Cyca is a writer and editor based in Vancouver, Canada. Her work has appeared in Maclean's, The Walrus, Chatelaine and The Tyee, among other publications. She can be found online at MichelleCyca.com or at @michellecyca.

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Sequoyah, shown here in 1825, developed a Cherokee syllabary in 12 years.

Sequoyah spent 12 years working on a writing system for his nation’s language.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Thomas Moran.

Yellowstone's stunning natural beauty inspired the 19th-century push to set aside the land, where Indigenous people had been present for millennia.

Flame from a lit match.

Sometimes, the unexpected inspires new inventions.

Native Americans dance during the grand entry of the 30th annual Morongo Thunder & Lightning Pow Wow at the Morongo Band of Mission Indians reservation in Cabazon on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

There are more than nine million Native Americans living in the United States, representing hundreds of tribal nations with diverse languages, cultures and traditions.

Crinolines from 1850. Artist Unknown.

As clothing became cheaper and faster to make amid the Industrial Revolution, new, sometimes outrageous fashion designs became chic.