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This list of Indigenous newspapers in North America is a dynamic list of newspapers and newsletters edited and/or founded by Native Americans and First Nations and other Indigenous people living in North America. These newspapers report on newsworthy events, and topics of interest to a range of Native communities and other readers.
Samuel F. Sandoval (October 24, 1923 [4] – July 29, 2022 [5]) was an American Navajo World War II veteran. [6] Early life. Samuel Sandoval was born on October 24, ...
The Navajo Times – known during the early 1980s as Navajo Times Today – is a newspaper created by the Navajo Tribal Council in 1959; in 1982 it was the first daily newspaper owned and published by a Native American Indian Nation. [2] [3] Now financially independent, it is published in English; its headquarters are located in Window Rock ...
It was the first newspaper to be published in Navajo [4] and the only one to have been written entirely in Navajo. [5] [6] In April 2019, roughly 100 issues of the newspaper were digitized as a part of the University of Arizona Library's National Digital Newspaper Program and they are currently available online. [7]
This newspaper, printed entirely in Navajo, was produced by the Bureau of Indian Affairs rather than the tribe itself. [9] In 1959, the Navajo Tribal Council started publishing the English-language Navajo Times, the first daily newspaper published and owned by a tribal nation.
Edward Thomas Begay (January 8, 1935 – June 12, 2022) was a Native American politician who served as the Speaker of the Navajo Nation from 1999 to 2003. [1] He also served as Vice-Chairman in 1983 under the Chairmanship of then Chairman Peterson Zah.
Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area. The publication date of weekly newspapers varies, but usually they come out in the middle of the week (e.g., Wednesday or Thursday).
Father Cormac Antram O.F.M. (May 18, 1926 – October 1, 2013), born James Antram and known as Father Cormac, was a Catholic priest and member of the Franciscan order who became known for his work on the Navajo Nation and with the Navajo language.