Native American newspapers

Native American newspapers are news publications in the United States published by Native American people often for Native American audiences. The first such publication was the Cherokee Phoenix, started in 1828 by the Cherokee Nation. Although Native American people have always written for state and local newspapers, including the official publications of Native American boarding schools, periodicals produced by Native people themselves were relatively few and far between until the 20th century.

By mid-20th century, Native American people began to move into urban areas in larger numbers, especially after the mass relocations pursued as part of U.S. Indian relocation policy. Intertribal urban publications then began to appear in cities including Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The rise of the Red Power movement further prompted Native people to express their self-determination through periodical publication, both on and off-reservation. Nowadays many tribal nations have their own newsletters and newspapers, including digital publications.