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Cherokee Phoenix: The First American Indian Newspaper

February 21, 2014 by Christina Berry

Cherokee Phoenix: The First American Indian Newspaper

Today marks the 186 year anniversary of the first publication of an American Indian newspaper. On February 21, 1828 the first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix was published. The paper was bilingual, printed in both the Cherokee syllabary and English. The Cherokee syllabary was developed by Sequoyah and introduced to the Cherokee people in 1821.

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: history, language, media

Sequoyah – Man of Many Words

December 12, 2000 by Christina Berry

Sequoyah

Sequoyah was born in the 1770s in the Cherokee village of Tuskegee on the Tennessee River. His name Sikwo-yi is Cherokee for “pig’s foot,” which leads many to believed that he was crippled. Sequoyah was a mixed-blood Cherokee. His mother, Wureth, was a member of the Paint Clan. His father, Nathaniel Gist, was a Virginia

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Filed Under: History Tagged With: history, language, sequoyah

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