The Congressional Cemetery is the final resting place for 13 Cherokees, ranging from Cherokee Nation delegates who traveled to Washington D.C., to children, to tribal judges.
The birth of Native American journalism occurred 195 years ago when the Cherokee Phoenix was first printed on Feb. 21, 1828, in the then-Cherokee capital of New Echota.
The Cherokee Nation, nearly a half-million strong, is holding the U.S. government to a 188-year-old promise for congressional representation for the tribe.