Cherokee Phoenix

ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ
Cherokee Phoenix
Front page of the Cherokee Phoenix 1828
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Cherokee Nation
Founder(s)Galagina Oowatie
Samuel Worcester
Founded1828
LanguageCherokee and
English
HeadquartersCherokee Nation Tribal Complex
Tsa-La-Gi Annex Room 231
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
OCLC number53811290
Websitecherokeephoenix.org

The Cherokee Phoenix (Cherokee: ᏣᎳᎩ ᏧᎴᎯᏌᏅᎯ, romanized: Tsalagi Tsulehisanvhi) is the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and the first published in a Native American language.[1][2] The first issue was published in English and Cherokee on February 21, 1828, in New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation (present-day Georgia). The paper continued until 1834. The Cherokee Phoenix was revived in the 20th century, and today it publishes both print and Internet versions.

  1. ^ LeBeau, Patrik. Term Paper Resource Guide to American Indian History. Greenwoord. Westport, CT: 2009. p. 132. [ISBN missing]
  2. ^ Woods, Thomas E. Exploring American History: Penn, William – Serra, Junípero Cavendish. Tarrytown, NY: 2008. p. 829. [ISBN missing]