Native American Newspapers

These Oklahoma newspapers were published by and for Native American communities. The collection includes different titles serving various tribes within Oklahoma's Indian territories.

At a Glance

Basic statistics about this collection.
5,700
Items
1
Type
34
Titles
1
Partner
16
Decades
3
Languages
17
Counties
1
State
1
Country
365,821
Usage
13 years, 8 months ago
Collection Created
3 months ago
Last Updated

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Latest Item #1: Bishinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 2000
Latest Item #2: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Latest Item #3: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, August 1, 2021
Latest Item #4: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 2021
Latest Item #5: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, March 1, 2021
Latest Item #6: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Monday, February 1, 2021
Latest Item #7: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Latest Item #8: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, January 1, 2021
Latest Item #9: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, November 1, 2020
Latest Item #10: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 2020
Latest Item #11: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Latest Item #12: Biskinik (Durant, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 2020

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Cite This Collection

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Native American Newspapers in The Gateway to Oklahoma History. Oklahoma Historical Society. https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/collections/NATIVE/ accessed August 18, 2026.

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Partner

Oklahoma Historical Society
5,700

Resource Type

Newspaper
5,700

Languages

English
5,700
Cherokee
909
Choctaw
2

Decades

2020-2029
17
2010-2019
118
2000-2009
108
1990-1999
119
1980-1989
93
1970-1979
49
1940-1949
1
1930-1939
3
1920-1929
7
1910-1919
101
1900-1909
2,508
1890-1899
1,393
1880-1889
937
1870-1879
235
1850-1859
5
1840-1849
6

Countries

United States
5,700

States

Oklahoma
5,700

Counties (expand list)

Craig County, OK
2,965
Cherokee County, OK
1,717
Bryan County, OK
501
Muskogee County, OK
136
Pottawatomie County, OK
135
Canadian County, OK
134
Osage County, OK
58
Pittsburg County, OK
26
Carter County, OK
12
Atoka County, OK
3
Mayes County, OK
3
Oklahoma County, OK
3
Creek County, OK
2
Ottawa County, OK
2
Choctaw County, OK
1
McCurtain County, OK
1
Tulsa County, OK
1

Titles

The Daily Chieftain
1,294
Indian Chieftain
1,039
Cherokee Advocate
895
The Tahlequah Arrow
527
Bishinik
467
The Vinita Daily Chieftain
334
The Vinita Weekly Chieftain
269
Our Brother in Red
174
The Indian Advocate
135
Cheyenne Transporter
134
Indian Sentinel
121
Cherokee Telephone
100
The Osage Journal
57
The Telephone
44
Indian Arrow
31
Hello Choctaw: Chahta Okla Achukma Hoke
30
The Tahlequah Telephone
11
Our Nation's News
7
The Arrow-Telephone
4
The Weekly Capital
4
Cherokee Orphan Asylum Press
3
Tahlequah Courier
3
The Branding Iron
3
The Indian Revealer
3
The Sequoyah Memorial
2
The Tahlequah Leader
2
A Wreath of Cherokee Rose Buds
1
C. W. Kirk Collection
1
Cherokee Rose Buds
1
Halaquah Times
1
Millerton Progress-News
1
The Choctaw Intelligencer
1
The Indian Herald
1
The Tomahawk
1

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