| The Cherokee Phoenix |
| A notable achievement of the Cherokee Nation was
publication of the first American Indian newspaper, The Cherokee
Phoenix. In 1826, the Council approved the construction of a printing office to be built in the center of town. The press used type cast in the Cherokee alphabet invented by Sequoyah. View a copy of the newspaper here. Read the entire story here. |
“Whole Indian Nations have melted away like snowballs in the sun before the white man’s advance…
Chief Dragging Canoe
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