#OTD in 1828.
The Cherokee Phœnix, the earliest newspaper published by Native Americans in the United States and in one of their indigenous languages, (Cherokee), is first issued in New Echota.
The paper continued until 1834. The Cherokee Phoenix was revived in the 20th century, and today it publishes both print and Internet versions.
![Bilingual notice in English and Cherokee stating that William McConnell will no longer pay the debts of his wife Delilah McConnell as she has left him.
Published in the "Cherokee Phoenix", New Echota, Georgia. Published in "American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study of women's history and culture in the United States", edited by Sheridan Harvey [et al.]. Washington : Library of Congress, 2001, p. [i].
Transcription NOTICE.
I HEREBY forewarn all persons against crediting my wife, DELILAH McCON-NELL, on my account, as she has absconded without my consent. I am therefore de-termined to pay none of her contracts. WILLIAM McCONNELL. May 15, 1828 13—2 ― ᎢᏣᏛᎬᎦ. ᎠᏂ ᏃᏉ ᏥᏁᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏣᏛᎪᏗ. ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏜᎤᏚᏁᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏆᏓᏢᎢ ᏗᎳᏢ ᏧᎪᎢᏛ. ᎠᏉᎯᏳᏅᏰᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏆᏢᏗᎡᎸ. ᏝᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᏃᏉ ᏥᏁᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᎤᏰᎸᏒ ᏓᏥᏚᏂᎪᎲᎢ. ᏫᏢ ᎤᎩᏏᏅᏗ. ᏍᎩᎦᏚᏏᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏅᏍᎬᏗ, 1828.](/proxy/post_attachment/623646/69491737b6.jpg "Bilingual notice in English and Cherokee stating that William McConnell will no longer pay the debts of his wife Delilah McConnell as she has left him.
Published in the \"Cherokee Phoenix\", New Echota, Georgia. Published in \"American women : a Library of Congress guide for the study of women's history and culture in the United States\", edited by Sheridan Harvey [et al.]. Washington : Library of Congress, 2001, p. [i].
Transcription NOTICE.
I HEREBY forewarn all persons against crediting my wife, DELILAH McCON-NELL, on my account, as she has absconded without my consent. I am therefore de-termined to pay none of her contracts. WILLIAM McCONNELL. May 15, 1828 13—2 ― ᎢᏣᏛᎬᎦ. ᎠᏂ ᏃᏉ ᏥᏁᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎢᏣᏛᎪᏗ. ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᏜᎤᏚᏁᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏆᏓᏢᎢ ᏗᎳᏢ ᏧᎪᎢᏛ. ᎠᏉᎯᏳᏅᏰᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏆᏢᏗᎡᎸ. ᏝᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᏃᏉ ᏥᏁᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᏗ ᎤᏰᎸᏒ ᏓᏥᏚᏂᎪᎲᎢ. ᏫᏢ ᎤᎩᏏᏅᏗ. ᏍᎩᎦᏚᏏᏁ ᎢᎦ ᎠᏅᏍᎬᏗ, 1828.")