The first issue of the #CherokeePhoenix was published on #ThisDayInHistory in 1828. It used the #syllabary script developed by #Sequoyah. But being one of the so-called #FiveCivilizedTribes did not protect the #Cherokee of Georgia from an act of #genocide under #AndrewJackson.

Today in History:
1828 – Initial issue of the #CherokeePhoenix is the first periodical to use the Cherokee #syllabary invented by #Sequoyah.

Let's end Native American Heritage Month with the first scholar of the Cherokee Nation, Sequoyah. #sequoyah #captainjuneteenth #cherokeenation #nativeamericanheritage2025 #nativeamericanhistory #americanindianhistory #trailoftears #cherokeephoenix

📰 Honoring the First Native American Newspaper: 1948 Indian Centennial Stamp 🏹

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#NativeAmericanHistory #StampCollecting #CherokeePhoenix #Sequoyah #Philately #IndigenousHeritage

Today in History:
1828 – Initial issue of the #CherokeePhoenix is the first periodical to use the Cherokee #syllabary invented by #Sequoyah.