Cherokee Phoenix

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Cherokee Phoenix was the first Native American newspaper, published in both Cherokee and English to serve as a voice for the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American newspaper
newspaper
associatedWith National Committee of the Cherokee Nation
surface form: Cherokee National Council

Cherokee sovereignty movement
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
editorialStance opposed to forced removal of the Cherokee
editorInChief Elias Boudinot
endPublicationYear 1834
ethnicGroupServed Cherokee
surface form: Cherokee people

Native Americans
firstIssueDate 1828-02-21
founder Elias Boudinot
frequency weekly
hasISSN 0009-4530
hasReestablishedVersion Cherokee Phoenix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cherokee Phoenix (modern newspaper)
historicalContext early 19th century Cherokee Nation
period leading up to the Indian Removal Act
inception 1828
language Cherokee
English
locatedInPresentDay Georgia
mediaType print
namedAfter phoenix (mythological bird)
notableFor being the first Native American newspaper
bilingual publication in Cherokee and English
placeOfPublication Cherokee Nation (historical)
New Echota
publisher Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation
purpose to inform Cherokee citizens about political and social issues
to serve as a voice for the Cherokee Nation
reasonForCessation financial difficulties
political pressure
scriptUsed Cherokee syllabary
sponsor American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
startPublicationYear 1828
successor Cherokee Phoenix self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cherokee Phoenix and Indian Advocate
symbolism rebirth and resilience of the Cherokee Nation
topic Cherokee Nation politics
U.S. federal Indian policy
land rights
removal of the Cherokee
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Cherokee Nation (historical) hasNewspaper Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee syllabary notablePublication Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee syllabary firstNewspaperUsing Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee Phoenix successor Cherokee Phoenix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cherokee Phoenix and Indian Advocate
Cherokee Phoenix hasReestablishedVersion Cherokee Phoenix self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cherokee Phoenix (modern newspaper)
Samuel A. Worcester associatedWith Cherokee Phoenix
this entity surface form: Cherokee Phoenix newspaper