Peoples of the Americas

Stories

The present tense of the Americas

This section keeps the site honest about time: Indigenous cultures are current affairs, not history. Signed explainers compiled from the published record open the section; curated reporting joins as editorial partnerships are built: Indigenous media first.

Language

Who carries a language forward?

Mapudungun's transmission was weakened by a century of dispossession and stigma. Its revival is being built by teachers, families, illustrators and one commune that made it official, an explainer, compiled from published sources.

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Arts & culture

A shelf of living Mapuche literature

Five books to begin with, poetry, urban verse and bestselling history, all in print, all by Mapuche authors. A reading list with context, compiled from the published record.

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Politics & rights

The constitutional moment, and after

Between 2020 and 2023, Chile argued about what kind of state it is, and Mapuche politics stood at the centre of the argument. A neutral explainer of what happened, compiled from the public record.

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Research

What a census can count, and what it cannot

This atlas cites census figures on nearly every page. Each one is real, and each one is also a choice: who asked, what they asked, and who answered. A short guide to reading our numbers.

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From the project

Building a living atlas, not a digital museum

Why this project starts from geography, leads with one people done properly, and refuses to treat living cultures as history.

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From the project

How this site is sourced, reviewed and corrected

Every substantive page carries a review status, a source list and a road to correction. Here is what those labels mean, and what we refuse to publish without them.

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From the project

The Mapuche collection: what exists, and what comes next

A frank inventory of the first collection, what is live today, what is placeholder by design, and what only community collaboration can build.

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How this section is curated

Curation here is human and credited, sourced explainers, and links to reporting by Indigenous media, community publications and research institutions. Never automated aggregation.