Cherokee Phoenix Begins Publication
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Media, Journalism, Journalists
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Georgia
- Date: February 21, 1828
Article abstract: The first Native American newspaper and the first published in a Native American language.
Summary of Event
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 constitution, established a...
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