ⵙⵙⵉⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ
ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ|
ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵍⴷⵉ ⴰⵎ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⵎⵍⵉ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⵓⵜⵜⵓⵢ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⵓⵜⵜⵓⵢ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⴰⵜⵔⴰⵔ.
ⴽⵓ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵉⴳⵙ
ⵜⴰⵏⴼⵓⵙⵜ ⴰⵔ ⵜⵜⵉⵏⵉⵏ
ⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⴱⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵇⴱⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⴼ ⴰⵔ ⴼⵉⵏⵉⵇⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏⴻⵏ — ⴽⵓ ⵜⵎⴻⴷⵢⴰⵣⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⴻⵏ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵊⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴻⵜⵜⵓⵃⴹⵓ.
Targets for 2030
Ambitious, measurable goals guiding our global preservation mission.
ⴰⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ-ⵉⴽ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ
ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵍⴷⵉ
ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵔ ⴽ-ⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉ ⴷ ⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⴰⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⴹⵍⴰⵏ
ⵙⵙⵉⴽⵜⴰⵢ 6 ⵏ ⵜⴰⵣⴷⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ 3D
ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ
ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ
ⴰⵏⴰⵎⴽ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓⵏⵉ
ⵎⵙⴰⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓⵏⵉ ⵅⴼ ⵜⵎⴻⴷⵢⴰⵣⵜ
ⵔⵉⵍⵣ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ
ⵉⴼⵉⴷⵢⵓⵜⵏ ⵉⵎⴻⵥⵢⴰⵏⴻⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ
ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ
ⵍⵎⴷ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵜⵜⵎⵜⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵇⴱⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵖⵔⴽⴻⵏ
ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ
ⵙⵎⵓⵜⵜⵉ ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵜⵙⵙⵉⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⵉⴷⵉⴳⵉⵜⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ.
Heritage Sites Around the World
Select a site to explore on the interactive globe
ⴰⵣⵎⵣ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ
ⵉⵙⵓⵏⴰⴼ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏⵏ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ
A chronological journey through the milestones of indigenous civilizations — from ancient kingdoms to living traditions. Filter by era or culture to explore.
Nubian Kingdom of Kerma
The earliest independent Black African kingdom, centered at Kerma on the Nile.
Amazigh Rock Art of Tassili n'Ajjer
North Africa's indigenous Amazigh peoples created one of the world's greatest collections of prehistoric art.
Classic Mayan Civilization
At its peak, the Maya built astronomically aligned pyramids and developed advanced mathematics.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire connected three continents and preserved Islamic scholarly tradition.
Destruction of Indigenous Americas
European colonization systematically destroyed indigenous libraries, temples, and oral traditions.
French Colonization of Amazigh Lands
French colonial policy attempted to erase Amazigh identity by banning the Tifinagh script.
Aswan Dam & Nubian Displacement
Construction flooded 400km of the Nile Valley, submerging 40+ Nubian villages.
UNESCO Intangible Heritage Convention
The landmark 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
ⵜⵉⵔⵎⵉⵜⵉⵏ ⵜⵉⵔⵎⵉⴷⵉⵏ
ⴰⵡⵉ ⴰⴼⵓⵙ ⵉ ⵜⵔⵎⵉⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵡⵉⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ
Nubian Oral History Recovery
Aswan, Egypt
Record elder testimonies in Nobiin before the last fluent speakers in displaced river communities are lost.
Atlas Amazigh Textile Survey
High Atlas, Morocco
Catalog disappearing carpet-weaving motifs by village before patterns are lost to commercial standardization.
Sami Joik Archive Project
Norrbotten, Sweden
Partner with Sami communities to archive joik singing traditions with full community consent protocols.
Mayan Glyph Digitization
Petén, Guatemala
High-resolution 3D scanning of weathered stelae before further erosion.
ⴽⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⵜⵜⵎⵜⵜⵉⵏⵜ
ⴷⵖⵉ
ⵓⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ 40% ⵏ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ ⵍⴰⵏⵜ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵡⵍⵍⵉ. ⵉⴷⵉⴳⵉⵜⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵍⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵡⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵢⴰⵡⴰⴹ-ⵉⴽ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵜⵔ ⴰⵃⴹⵓ.
ⵥⵕ ⵉⵏⵖⵎⵉⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵏⵏⴰⵙⴻⵔ →ⴽⵛⵎ ⴷⴳ
ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵃⴹⵓ
ⵍⴽⵎⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷ ⵜⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵉⵃⴹⵏ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵜⵡⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ.