Historical Indigenous and Native American Newspapers Online

For those of you who have some Indigenous or Native American "blood" in your family tree, there are many Indigenous American newspapers that have been published over the last two hundred or so years that may help you find some information and stories about your ancestors.

Listed are only those that are available online. As always, there are tons more available via microfilm and in original form via libraries and archives.

Please note that some are free and some require a subscription or a login from a university (or local) library. Some are indexed, and some are not. In the Free Collections you may see some duplicates - this is because the newspaper is provided in multiple online sites, so you may wish to search or browse each of the duplicates.
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(Updated December, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
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Alaska

• The Thlinget. - Sitka, Alaska, 1908-1912
• Tundra Times

Arizona

• Sells, Ariz., 1954-19?? - Papago Indian news.
• Window Rock, Ariz., 1959-1960 - The Navajo times.
• Window Rock, Ariz., 1960-1984 - Navajo times.
• Nogales International
• Supai Weekly News
• Ádahooníłígíí
• Apache Drum Beat
• Navajo Times
• Supai Weekly News
• The Fort Apache Scout
• Phoenix [Ariz.], 1943-???? - Adahooniłigii. [volume]
• San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz., 196?-19?? - Apache drum beat.

California

• Talking Leaf - Los Angeles, CA
• NIAGI News - National City

Florida

• Seminole Tribune

Georgia

• New Echota [Ga.], 1829-1834 - Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate
• New Echota [Ga.], 1828-1829 - Cherokee phoenix
• Atlanta and Marietta, Ga., 1855-18?? - The Atlanta weekly intelligencer and Cherokee advocate.
• New Echota [Ga.], 1828-1829 - Cherokee phoenix.
• New Echota [Ga.], 1829-1834 - Cherokee phoenix, and Indians' advocate.
• Cherokee Phoenix 

Hawaii

Ho'olaupi'i - Hawaiian Nupepa Collection 1834-1948

• Ahailono a ka Lahui 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Hawaii Holomua 
• Home Rula Republalika 
• Honolulu Times 
• Ka Elele 
• Ka Hae Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku Loa 
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii 
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika 
• Ka Holomua 
• Ka Lahui Hawaii 
• Ka Lama Hawaii 
• Ka Lanakila 
• Ka Lau Oliva 
• Ka Lei Momi 
• Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii 
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui 
• Ka Makaainana 
• Ka Manawa 
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni 
• Ka Nonanona 
• Ka Nupepa Elele 
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina 
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ka Oiaio 
• Ke Alahou 
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii 
• Ke Alaula 
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio 
• Ke Aloha Aina 
• Ke Au Hou 
• Ke Au Okoa 
• Ke Kiai 
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama 
• Ke Koo o Hawaii 
• Ke Kumu Hawaii 
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina 
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi 
• Kuokoa Home Rula 
• Kuu Hae Hawaii 
• Nuhou 
• O ka Hae Katolika 
• Puuhonua o na Hawaii 
• The Liberal 

Papakilo Hawaiian Language Newspaper Collection

• Ahailono o ka Lahui

• Hawaii Holomua
• Home Rula Repubalika
• Honolulu Republican

• Ka Elele Hawaii, Ka Elele
• Ka Elele Poakolu (1880-1881)
  
• Ka Hae Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o Hawaii
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika
• Ka Holomua
• Ka Lahui Hawaii
• Ka Lama Hawaii
• Ka Lanakila
• Ka Lau Oliva
• Ka Lei Momi
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina
• Ka Makaainana
• Ka Malamalama o Hawaii, Ka Lei Rose o Hawaii
• Ka Manawa
• Ka Naʻi Aupuni
• Ka Nonanona
• Ka Nupepa Elele Poakolu (1883-1885)
  
• Ka Nupepa Elele
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa
• Ka Nupepa Puka la Aloha Aina
• Ka Nupepa Puka la ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ka Oiaio
• Ka Puuhonua, Ka Puuhonua o na Hawaii
• Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs (1980-2017)
  
• Ke Alahou
• Ke Alakai O Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alakai o Hawaii
• Ke Alaula
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio
• Ke Aloha Aina
• Ke Au Hou
• Ke Au Okoa
• Ke Kiai
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama
• Ke Koo o Hawaii
• Ke Kumu Hawaii
• Ko Hawaii Pae Aina
• Ko Hawaii Ponoi
• Kuokoa Home Rula
• Kuu Hae Hawaii

• Nuhou
• Nupepa Puka La Kuokoa

• O ka Hae Katolika

• The Liberal

Hawaiian Language Newspapers 1834-1927

• Hawaii Holomua - 1912
• Ka Hoku o ka Pakipika - September 23, 1861 - May 14, 1863
• Ka Lama Hawaii - February 14, 1834 - December 26, 1834
• Ka Lanakila - July 1, 1909 - October 21, 1909
• Ka Lei Momi e Mau Kou Olino Ana - August 5, 1893 - December 25, 1893
• Ka Lei Momi - June 21, 1893 - September 22, 1893
• Ka Leo o ka Lahui - 1889-1896
• Ka Loea Kalaiaina - 1897-1900
• Ka Makaainana - 1887-1899
• Ka Manawa - November 7, 1870 - December 12, 1870
• Ka Na'i Aupuni - 1905-08
• Ka Nupepa Kuokoa - 1861-1927
• Ke Aloha Aina Oiaio - 1896-1897
• Ke Au Hou - July 1910 - January 1912
• Ke Au Okoa - April 24, 1865 - June 5, 1865
• Ke Kilohana o ka Malamalama - 1907 - 1919

Kansas

• Lawrence - Indian Leader​​

Louisiana

• Charenton - The Chitimacha Newsletter

Michigan

• Tribal Observer

Minnesota

• Red Lake, Minn., 1912-1921 - Red Lake news.
• Saint Paul, Minn., 1850-1852 - Dakota tawaxitku kin, or, The Dakota friend. [volume]
• White Earth, Becker County, Minn., 1903-192? - The Tomahawk.
• White Earth, Minn., 1886-1889 - The Progress.
• Bemidji, Minn. - Native American press/Ojibwe news
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (1/3/1997 - 9/1/2009)
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (2/4/1994 - 10/13/1995)
• Bemidji, Minn. - The Ojibwe news (5/24/1988 - 12/18/1991)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Ni-mi-kwa-zoo-min (11/1/1974 - 1/1/1977)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Silver notes (9/1/1990 - 9/1/1994)
• Cass Lake, Minn. - Speaking of ourselves (11/1/1977 - 11/1/1994)
• Greenwood, D.T. [S.D.] - Iapi oaye (1871-05-01 - 12/1/1930)
• Hayward, Wis. - News from Indian country (9/1/1988 - 12/1/2017)
  
• Hayward, Wis. - News from Indian country (1/8/2007 - 12/1/2017)
• Hayward, Wis. - Ojibwe akiing = Ojibwe turf (1/1/1997 - 8/1/2004)
• Nett Lake, Minn. - Bois Forte news (2/1/1995 - 11/1/2002)
• Odanah, Wis. - News from the sloughs (5/1/1995 - 5/1/1999)
• Red Lake, Minn. - Red Lake news (9/1/1912 - 3/1/1920)
• Santee Agency, Neb. - The Word carrier
• Santee, Neb. - The Word carrier of Santee Normal Training School
• St. Paul, Minn. - Dakota tawaxitku kin, or, The Dakota friend
• White Earth, Becker County, Minn. - The Tomahawk
• White Earth, Minn. - Anishinaabeg today (9/11/1996 - 8/1/2012)
  
• White Earth, Minn. - The Progress

Montana

• Dixon, Mont., 1971-1985 - Char-Koosta 
• Pablo, Mont., 1985-current - Char-Koosta News 
• Poplar, Mont., 1963-1966 - Eyapi Oaye 
• Poplar, Mont., 1970-1974 - Wotanin 
• Poplar, Mont., 1975-2007 - Wotanin Wowapi 
• Ronan?, Mont., 1956-19?? - Char-Koosta 
• Char-Koosta News
• Fort Peck Reservation
• Wotanin Wowapi
• Poplar Shopper
• Poplar Standard

Nevada

• Many Smokes

New Mexico

• Santa Fe - Myths and Techno-Fantasies
• Albuquerque Area Education Profile
• Halne'ii of the San Juan Mission
• Indian Forerunner
• Jicarilla Chieftain

New York

• Rooseveltown, N.Y., 1983-current - Indian time.

North Dakota 

• S'ina sapa wocekiye taeyanpaha = Catholic Sioux herald

North Carolina

• Pembroke - Pembroke Carolina Indian Voice (2002)

​Oklahoma​

• Atoka, I.T. [Okla.], 1884-1884 - The Branding iron.
• Darlington, Indian Terr., 1879-1886 - Cheyenne transporter.
• Sacred Heart, Okla., 1???-1910 - The Indian advocate.
• Vinita, Craig County, Okla., 1905-1913 - The Weekly chieftain.
• Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla., 1891-189? - The Daily Indian chieftain.
• Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.], 1898-1902 - The Daily chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1882-1902 - Indian chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1902-1905 - The Vinita weekly chieftain.
• Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.], 1902-1913 - The Vinita daily chieftain.
• The Arrow-Telephone - 4
• The Branding Iron - 3
• Cherokee Orphan Asylum Press - 2
• Cherokee Rose Buds - 1
• Cherokee Telephone - 100
• Cheyenne Transporter - 134
• The Daily Chieftain - 1294
• The Indian Advocate - 135
• Indian Arrow - 31
• Indian Chieftain - 1039
• Indian Sentinel - 121
• The Osage Journal - 289
• Our Brother in Red - 174
• The Sequoyah Memorial - 2
• The Tahlequah Arrow - 853
• Tahlequah Courier - 3
• The Tahlequah Leader - 11
• The Tahlequah Telephone - 11
• The Talihina News - 62
• The Telephone - 44
• The Vinita Daily Chieftain - 2333
• The Vinita Weekly Chieftain - 269
• The Weekly Capital - 4
• A Wreath of Cherokee Rose Buds - 1
• Perkins - Bah-Kho-Je

Pennsylvania

• Indian Craftsman
• Redman
• Carlisle Arrow
• Eadle Keatah Toh
• Arrow
• Red Man
• School News

South Dakota

• Martin - Lakota Country Times
• Lakota Times

Wisconsin

• Oneida - Kalihwisaks

Wyoming

• Indian Guide
• Indian Paint Brush
• Indian Progress

Native American Obituaries

• The Daily Times (Farmington, New Mexico)
• The Winslow Mail (Winslow, Arizona)
• Montezuma Valley Sun (Montezuma, Colorado)
• Cortez Journal (Cortez, Colorado)
• Navajo Times (Window Rock, Navajo Nation, Arizona)
• Lake Powell Chronicle (Page, Arizona)

​If you know of any more links to Indigenous American newspapers, please let me know in the comments.  For thousands of other online historic newspapers from all over the U.S., the world, and of all types, please visit the  Newspaper Links page.

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