Cherokee Phoenix
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: 1828-1839
Article abstract: The Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper{$INewspapers, Native American} and the first published in a Native American language.
The Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native American newspaper, began on February 21, 1828, as the Cherokee nation created institutions and built its new capital at New Echota in Georgia. Cherokees, who had ceded land in several Southeastern states, remained on a reservation in northwestern Georgia. There they created their own governing institutions following the European model: They wrote a...
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