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First Issue Publication

When: 21 February 1828
Where: New Echota, Georgia
Part of: First issue of the Cherokee Phoenix

The first issue of the Cherokee Phoenix was published in New Echota on 21 February 1828, establishing the first Native American newspaper in the United States.

The General Council established the newspaper in collaboration with Samuel Worcester, who cast the type for the Cherokee syllabary. The first issue appeared on 21 February 1828, printed in English and Cherokee. It was the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the US and the first in a Native American language, marking a significant cultural milestone.

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Cherokee Phoenix Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15

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