
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 the 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 on multiple online sites, so you may wish to search or browse each of the duplicates.
(Updated February 2023; recently added links are in BOLD)
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.
- Phoenix [Ariz.], 1943-???? – Adahooniłigii. [volume]
- San Carlos Apache Reservation, Ariz., 196?-19?? – Apache drum beat.
- Sells, Ariz., 1954-19?? – Papago Indian news.
- Ádahooníłígíí
- Apache Drum Beat
- Navajo Times (1960-1984)
- Qua’töqti
- The Fort Apache Scout
- Western Navajo Voice
- Ádahooníłígíí
California
Florida
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
Louisiana
- Charenton – The Chitimacha Newsletter
Michigan
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
- White Earth, Minn., 1902-19?? – The Chippeway herald. [volume]
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
Nevada
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
North Dakota
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.
- Adair – Adair County Democrat (Westville, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-191?
- Adair – The Cherokee Wigwam (Westville, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1901-19??
- Adair – Westville American (Westville, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 1904-190?
- Bryan – Durant Weekly News (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944
- Canadian – Cheyenne Transporter (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886
- Canadian – El Reno Herald (El Reno, Okla., Indian Terr.) 18??-1892
- Carter – Berwyn Light (Berwyn, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-191?
- Carter – Our Brother in Red (Muskogee, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1???
- Cherokee – Indian Arrow (Vinita, I.T. [Okla.]) 1888-1894
- Cherokee – Indian Sentinel (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1895-1902
- Cherokee – Indian Sentinel (Webbers Falls, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1890-1893
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1896-1912
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Okla.) 1916-1920
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Herald (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1912
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Leader (Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Okla.) 1922-192?
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Leader (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-1905
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Sun (Tahlequah, Okla.) 1909-1920
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Telegram (Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Okla.) 1913-191?
- Cherokee – The Tahlequah Telephone (Tahlequah, Ind. Terr. [Okla.]) 1887-1888
- Cherokee – The Telephone (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1888-1890
- Cherokee – The Telephone (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1894-1894
- Cherokee – The Telephone (Tahlequah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1895-1895
- Cherokee – The Weekly Capital (Tahlequah, I.T. [Okla.]) 1896-1896
- Choctaw – The Choctaw News (Grant, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1901-190?
- Choctaw – The Grant Graphic (Grant, Indian Territory [Okla.) 1904-190?
- Choctaw – The Hugo Husonian (Hugo, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1919
- Cleveland – The Norman Transcript (Norman, Indian Terr.) 1889-1917
- Cleveland – The Territorial Topic (Purcell, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1889-1897
- Coal – Lehigh Leader (Lehigh, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 189?-1912
- Coal – The Coalgate Courier (Coalgate, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-194?
- Craig – Indian Chieftain (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902
- Craig – The Daily Indian Chieftain (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1891-189?
- Craig – The Vinita Daily Chieftain (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913
- Craig – The Vinita Weekly Chieftain (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905
- Creek – The Indian Revealer (Sapulpa, Okla.) 1938-19??
- Creek – The Mannford Enterprise (Mannford, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-190?
- Creek – The Mounds Monitor (Mounds, Creek Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1901-1905
- Creek – The Sapulpa Light (Sapulpa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1896-1910
- Creek – The Sapulpa Signal (Sapulpa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-190?
- Creek – The Union News (Sapulpa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1908
- Delaware – Cherokee Hummer (Kansas, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 1906-190?
- Delaware – Delaware County Chieftain (Jay, Okla.) 1921-1930
- Delaware – The Grove Sun (Grove, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-199?
- Grady – The Chickasha Daily Express (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-1989
- Haskell – McCurtain American (McCurtain, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1904-19??
- Haskell – San Bois News (McCurtain, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 1904-19??
- Haskell – State Sentinel (Stigler, Indian Territory, Okla.) 190?-1930
- Haskell – The Kinta Enterprise (Kinta, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1905-19??
- Jefferson – New State Leader (Ryan, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-190?
- Jefferson – The Cornish Herald (Cornish, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-19??
- Jefferson – The Ryan Record (Ryan, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1893-1???
- Jefferson – The Sugden Leader (Sugden, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-19??
- Jefferson – The Terral Times (Terral, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1893-1???
- Jefferson – The Times-Democrat (Ryan, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-190?
- Johnston – Johnston County Democrat (Tishomingo, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-1910
- Johnston – The Mannsville News (Mannsville, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1904-190?
- Johnston – The Ravia Gazette (Ravia, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 190?-190?
- Johnston – The Times (Mannsville, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1901-190?
- Johnston – The Tishomingo News (Tishomingo, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-1906
- Johnston – The Wapanucka Press (Wapanucka, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1901-192?
- Johnston – Tishomingo Weekly News (Tishomingo, Indian Terr. [Okla.]) 1906-1907
- Le Flore – The Talihina News (Talihina, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1892-190?
- Le Flore – The Wister Informer (Wister, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-19??
- Le Flore – The Wister News (Wister, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-19??
- Marshall – Madill Democrat (Madill, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-1907
- Marshall – Marshall County Democrat (Madill, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-1909
- Marshall – The Madill News (Madill, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1901-190?
- Marshall – The Madill Twice–A–Week News (Madill, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1907
- McCurtain – McCurtain Gazette (Idabel, Indian Territory, Choctaw Nation, Okla.) 1907-1969
- Murray – The Davis News (Davis, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-current
- Murray – The Davis Progressive (Davis, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1894-189?
- Murray – The Davis Weekly News (Davis, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1894-1903
- Murray – The Sulphur Herald (Sulphur, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-190?
- Murray – The Sulphur Journal (Sulphur, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1901-1907
- Murray – The Sulphur News (Sulphur, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-190?
- Nowata – Nowata Weekly Star (Nowata, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-19??
- Nowata – The Lenapah News (Lenapah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-190?
- Nowata – The Nowata Herald (Nowata, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 189?-190?
- Okfuskee – Clearview Tribune (Clear View, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-1904
- Okfuskee – The Democrat (Weleetka, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-1906
- Okfuskee – The Lincoln Tribune (Clearview, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-190?
- Okfuskee – The Okemah Independent (Okemah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-1906
- Okfuskee – The Okemah Leader (Okemah, Creek Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-190?
- Okfuskee – The Okemah Ledger (Okemah, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-1933
- Okfuskee – The State Democrat (Weleetka, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-19??
- Okfuskee – Weleetka American (Weleetka, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1975
- Ottawa – Fairland News (Fairland, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1895-1913
- Ottawa – Halaquah Times (Wyandotte Mission, Grand River, Indian Terr.) 1871~-1875~
- Ottawa – Miami Record-Herald (Miami (Quapaw Agency), Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1904-1923
- Ottawa – Miami Republican (Miami, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1900-191?
- Ottawa – The Weekly Herald (Miami, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1???-1901
- Pittsburg – Canadian Advertiser (South Canadian, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1898-190?
- Pittsburg – Crowder City Advertiser (Crowder City, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 189?-190?
- Pittsburg – South Canadian Bazoo (South Canadian, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1894-189?
- Pittsburg – The Canadian Enterprise (Canadian, I.T. [Okla.]) 190?-1908
- Pittsburg – The Hartshorne Sun (Hartshorne, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1895-current
- Pittsburg – The Indianola Press (Indianola, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-1904
- Pittsburg – The Kiowa Chronicle (Kiowa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-19??
- Pittsburg – The Kiowa Sentinel (Kiowa, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1903-190?
- Pittsburg – The Krebs Banner (Krebs, I.T., Okla.) 1906-1908
- Pittsburg – The McAlester Messenger (McAlester, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1902-190?
- Pittsburg – The Monitor (South Canadian, I.T. [Okla.]) 1894-189?
- Pittsburg – The New State (Haileyville, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-190?
- Seminole – Konawa Times (Konawa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-190?
- Seminole – Seminole County News (Seminole (Tidmore P.O.), I.T. [Okla.]) 1907-1948
- Seminole – The Konawa Chief (Konawa, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1904-1905
- Seminole – The Konawa Chief-Leader (Konawa, Ind. Terr. [Okla.]) 1905-192?
- Seminole – The Konawa Leader (Konawa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1905
- Seminole – The Wewoka Democrat (Wewoka, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-1917
- Seminole – The Wewoka Herald (Wewoka, I.T. [Okla.]) 1905-1906
- Seminole – Wewoka Weekly Herald (Wewoka I.T. [Okla.]) 1906-1907
- Sequoyah – Marble City Enterprise (Marble City, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1904-190?
- Sequoyah – The Campbell Register (Campbell, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-190?
- Sequoyah – The Sallisaw Gazette (Sallisaw, I.T. [Okla.]) 1897-190?
- Sequoyah – The Sallisaw Star (Sallisaw, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1895-190?
- Stephens – The Comanche News (Comanche, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-190?
- Stephens – The Duncan Banner (Duncan, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1892-1929
- Stephens – The Loco Ledger (Loco, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1907-1907
- Stephens – The Loco Times (Loco, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1906-190?
- Stephens – The Marlow Review (Marlow, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 189?-current
- Tulsa – Indian Territory News (Jenks, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-190?
- Wagoner – The Coweta Times (Coweta, Creek Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1918
- News
- Bah-Kho-Je
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
- Martin – Lakota Country Times
- Lakota Times
Utah
Wisconsin
- Oneida – Kalihwisaks
Wyoming
- 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)
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very helpful! thanks for posting!