Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-23
CHEROKEGS HAD
F|RSTNENSPAPER
PUBLISHED FIRST PAPER IN
THE ORIGINAL INDIAN
IANGJ AGE.
Others HAD PUBLICATION
Shawnocs Had Newspaper Which
Was Published PART In Shaw
nee Back I'm 1888.

sALLIsAW okla. July 22 To
the Cherokee Indian docs history
accord the first place IN the publi-
cation Of a newspaper I'm the native
Indian language But a few short
years only sevcn--afteT ScquOyah
had completed the syllabary Of his
native language, a syllabary hat re
QuIrcd eighty characters To- express
the Cherokee tongue. there appear
ed the Cherokee Phoenix, "a weekly
publication printed part in Cherokee
ana part ia English. This paper
was issued ct New Echota, the
Cherokee capital in Georgia. and
continued until the tribe migrated Ia
Oklahoma, where several years later
lts publication under the name If
Advocate was resumed at Tahlequah
the new capital of the Nation in OK
lahoma. The Advocate was publish
ed by the Nation. the funds being
paid out Of the National treasury,
and WAS mailed free to all Cherokees
who were unable to read English
the only known case where gov
crument issued Il free newspaper
The first newspaper printed en-
tirely in an Indian language and one
Of the very first. If not the very
first papers published in oklahoma
was printed I'm the Shawnee language
and called the Shawnee sun and is
sued from the Shawnee Baptist Mis-
sion press i'm the early part OF 1895.
The Creeks and Ch0ctaws had a
monthly issued in 1870 and known
us Our Monthly In 1873 this sheet
was transferred to Tallahassee Creek
Nation and continued until 1875.
From Atoka in 1872 the Choctaws
and Chickasaws printed sheet
known IA the Nindicator. This pa
per was issued until 1871 when IL
united with the oklahoma star and
was moved to McAlester and con
tinucd us the -Nindicator. In
1876 at Muskogee the Indian Jour
nal was issued and followed closely
the plan OF the Cherokee Advocate
part being printed in the Creek Ian
guage and part in the English. H.
also. was for some time the official
paper OF the Creek Nation.
The Choctaw Nation, IN 1854. IS
sued an official paper at Atoka
known us the Indian Champion.
The Chickasaws and Semlnoles
never issued AN official paper
The MuskoEee Phoenix was issued
In 1883. part being printed In Eng
lish Creek and Choctaw and attain
ed quite circulation.
A Ninita. in 1852 appeared the
Chicftain devoted To the interests Of
the ChrrOkccs. Creeks, ChuctawS
Chicknsaws and Seminolcs. While
ustensibly devoted to the five ciVill2-
ed tribes Il was IN fact paper de-
voted to the upbullding OF the sec
tiun along modern ways and eXertcd
quite an influence In all matters re-
lative to the coming OF statehood. 1t
was published for SIX years. The In
dian Herald was published at Paw
luska FOR two years from 1875, but
vas In no sense an Usage puhllCa-
ion The Indian Moccasin at Alton
was under the direction Of j. Hub
bard native Indian and attained
considerable success during the tive
years Of It's life from 1893 to 1895.
The Indian School journal. dcvot-
ed To the interests of the Chilocco
Indians Industrial schol at Chilocco
oklahoma, began publication about
1895. The work done. from typo
graphical view point. compared ia
ynrably with any plant In the south
west and reflected great credit on the
skill and energy of the Indian boys
attending that well known institu-
tiou.
The Indian Advocate was Issued
monthly 10y the Catholics. under the
direction of the BenediCtine Fathers
from the Sacred Heart Mission near
Stonewall.
Several papers, now published In
the state. claim to trace their gene
alogy To- some OF the early Indian
Journals mentioned.