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Cherokee Phoenix

Cherokee Nation Newspaper

The official newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, itself founded in 1828 as the first Native American newspaper, printed in the Cherokee syllabary and English; its modern website carries the Nation's own account of the syllabary's history.

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Publisher
Cherokee Nation
URL
https://www.cherokeephoenix.org/culture/sequoyah-inventor-of-cherokee-syllabary/article_a83c9cc8-1f25-11ed-9329-d3f5b1d9924b.html
Source Type
Reference Work
Reliability Tier
1
The Cherokee Nation's own newspaper of record reporting on its own nation's history and the syllabary it was founded to print.
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Cherokee, Languages

This source names Cherokee directly: "The official newspaper of the Cherokee Nation, itself founded in 1828 as the first Native American newspaper, printed in the Cherokee syllabary and English; its modern website carries the Nation's..."

Source Cherokee Phoenix
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Cherokee Phoenix
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Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 3 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Scripts, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Articles, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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