First Issue of Cherokee Phoenix

Date: February 21, 1828 • Location: Washington, United States

The inaugural issue of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first newspaper in a Native American language, was published.

The Cherokee Phoenix is the first newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and the first published in a Native American language. The first issue was published in English and Cherokee on February 21, 1828, in New Echota, capital of the Cherokee Nation. The paper continued until 1834. The Cherokee Phoenix was revived in the 20th century, and today it publishes both print and Internet versions.