ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵓⵍⴷⵉ ⴰⵎ ⵜⵎⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⴰⵇⴱⵓⵔⵜ ⵜⵎⵍⵉ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⵓⵜⵜⵓⵢ ⵜⴻⵜⵜⵎⵓⵜⵜⵓⵢ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵖⵓⵍ ⴰⵜⵔⴰⵔ.
ⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⴱⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵇⴱⵓⵔⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⴼ ⴰⵔ ⴼⵉⵏⵉⵇⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏⴻⵏ — ⴽⵓ ⵜⵎⴻⴷⵢⴰⵣⵜ ⵜⵍⵍⴰ ⴷⴰⵜ ⵏⵏⵙⴻⵏ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵊⴷ ⴰⴷ ⵢⴻⵜⵜⵓⵃⴹⵓ.
Ambitious, measurable goals guiding our global preservation mission.
ⵜⵉⵏⴼⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵔ ⴽ-ⵜⵜⴰⵡⵉ ⴷ ⴰⴽⵓⴷ ⴷ ⵜⵎⵢⵓⵔⵉⵏ
ⵙⵙⵉⴽⵜⴰⵢ 6 ⵏ ⵜⴰⵣⴷⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵙ ⵜⵖⴰⵡⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ 3D
ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵜⴰⵎⴻⵙⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ
ⵎⵙⴰⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵍⵎⴰⴷ ⴰⵎⴰⵜⵓⵏⵉ ⵅⴼ ⵜⵎⴻⴷⵢⴰⵣⵜ
ⵉⴼⵉⴷⵢⵓⵜⵏ ⵉⵎⴻⵥⵢⴰⵏⴻⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⴹⴰⵍ
ⵍⵎⴷ ⵜⵓⵜⵍⴰⵢⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉ ⵜⵜⵎⵜⵜⵉⵏ ⵓⵇⴱⵍ ⴰⴷ ⵖⵔⴽⴻⵏ
ⵙⵎⵓⵜⵜⵉ ⵜⴰⴽⴰⵕⴹⴰ ⵜⵙⵙⵉⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⵉⴷⵉⴳⵉⵜⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵖⴰⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ.
Select a site to explore on the interactive globe
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.
The first pharaoh unifies Egypt, beginning 5,000 years of Nubian civilization.
The Amazigh people establish kingdoms across North Africa.
Kurdish emirates emerge in the wake of the Islamic conquests.
Sámi people expand across northern Scandinavia and Russia.
Mayan city-states flourish in the Yucatán peninsula.
The Ottoman Empire reaches its zenith with the fall of Constantinople.
The Inca Empire falls to Spanish conquistadors.
The Akan Ashanti Empire becomes a major power in West Africa.
ⴰⵡⵉ ⴰⴼⵓⵙ ⵉ ⵜⵔⵎⵉⵜⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵡⵉⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵜⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ
Aswan, Egypt
Recording oral histories from Nubian elders before they are lost to time.
Atlas Mountains, Morocco
Documenting traditional carpet weaving techniques and their symbolic meanings.
Diyarbakır, Turkey
Recording the remaining master Dengbêj singers and their epic repertoire.
Lapland, Finland
Creating a comprehensive archive of Sámi joik traditions.
Chiapas, Mexico
Mapping the cosmological symbols encoded in Mayan textiles.
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 →ⵍⴽⵎⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵍⵍⴰⵢⵏ ⵏ ⵉⴷ ⵜⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵉⵃⴹⵏ ⴰⵣⴻⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉ ⵜⵡⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ.