Elias Boudinot was the nephew of the Cherokee leader Major Ridge, and
served as an editor of the Cherokee Phoenix, the first Indian newspaper
published using the Cherokee alphabet created by Sequoya.  The newspaper
first appeared weekly on February 21, 18 28.  It was published from a log
cabin in New Echota, Georgia, the capital of the Cherokee nation, and was
created with the help of the Reverend Samuel Austin Worcestor.  In 1835,
Boudinot resigned form his post because he felt he could not continue to
su pport tribal leaders on the issue of removal.  The publication was
finally suspended because of hostile pressure from the Georgia government. 
Boudinot supported the Treaty of Echota and concurred with the belief that
the Cherokees had no hope of survival in the East.  He moved west with
Major and John Ridge and their families, and, along with his uncle and
cousin, was murdered by John Ross's opposing faction.