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Samuel Austin Worcester ( 1798 - 1859 ), Missionary
to the Cherokees, printer, prisoner, preacher, and translator.
He was called "A-tse-nu-sti" which means "The
Messenger". He brought to the people education, the ability
to write their own language by using the symbols of
Sequoyah,
and he published a newspaper in both languages. Because his
teachings helped the Indians he was arrested. Worcester vs Georgia
is the case that upheld the Cherokee as an independent Nation
but was ignored by
President
Jackson. Worchester moved to Oklahoma before the "Trail
of Tears" and established the "Cherokee
Phoenix" newspaper. He always worked for peace
among the people, and his life-long goal of translating the
Bible into Cherokee.
Other
Web Links Referencing Samuel
Austin Worchester
The
Worcester Family
The A
Missionary Case@: Worcester v. Georgia
Samuel
Worcester, Pastor, Missionary to the Cherokee Indians
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