Cherokee Phoenix, Narrated by Rebecca Nagle
Rebecca Nagle is an award-winning journalist and citizen of Cherokee Nation. She is the host of the First America podcast. Nagle tells the story of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Native-run newspaper in America, which fought for Cherokee land and sovereignty and still publishes today.
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Notes
Unless otherwise noted, all images used in this video are in the public domain.
Cherokee Phoenix printing press at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Sarah Stierch. October 2023. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
how can I support this newspaper?
Osiyo! I’m so pleased to see Native accomplishments in this wonderful series. I look forward to getting the Phoenix in my mail.