For education
TRIBE-X World is first and foremost an educational project. Its purpose is to make information about past and present tribes, nations, peoples, and cultures easier to discover, understand, and explore.
ABOUT
About TRIBE-X World
TRIBE-X World is an independent educational project created to document and preserve knowledge about tribes, nations, peoples, and communities from around the world — past and present.
The idea behind this project is simple: if we want to build the future, we should never forget the past. Too much knowledge, too many traditions, and too many voices have already been lost.
WHY TRIBE-X WORLD EXISTS
Our goals
To preserve knowledge for future generations
I want to build a lasting repository of information about peoples and communities from around the world. Some still exist today, while others have disappeared, transformed, migrated, or been absorbed into larger societies. Their stories should not simply disappear.
Because the future should not erase the past
To build the future, we should never forget the past. Too much knowledge and too many voices have already been lost. TRIBE-X World is an attempt, however modest, to help preserve some of that knowledge and make it accessible to future generations.
Respect for cultural heritage
I am not an Indigenous person, but I understand how important it is to preserve cultural heritage, traditions, memories, languages, stories, and knowledge. This project is not intended to speak on behalf of Indigenous peoples or any other community. It is intended to provide a place where their histories and cultures can be documented, discovered, and, ultimately, represented by people from those communities themselves.
More than an Atlas
Ultimately, I want TRIBE-X World to become more than a map or a collection of articles. I want it to become a place where people can learn about past and present tribes, nations, and peoples, but also where people from those communities can come and share their own experiences and perspectives.
A place for people to contribute
In the future, I want people to be able to help correct mistakes, improve information, and add content. I would also like members of communities represented on TRIBE-X World to be able to contribute their own photographs, personal words, stories, poetry, artwork, memories, and other forms of cultural expression.
No political agenda
TRIBE-X World is apolitical. Political debates about who is right or wrong have no place here. The purpose of the project is documentation, education, preservation, and understanding. Where subjects are historically or politically disputed, the goal should be to document the relevant facts, sources, and perspectives rather than to take sides.
Built around sources and transparency
Information on TRIBE-X World should be based on reliable and appropriately licensed sources. Whenever possible, sources should be clearly identified so visitors can understand where information comes from and continue their own research.
A project intended to grow over time
TRIBE-X World will never be complete. Cultures are complex, historical records are imperfect, names and boundaries change, and mistakes will inevitably happen. The project should therefore remain open to corrections, better sources, additional knowledge, and contributions from people who know these communities firsthand.
Not currently built for profit
TRIBE-X World is not currently making money. In the future, the project may generate revenue if that becomes necessary to maintain the website, infrastructure, research, and long-term preservation of the project. As of today, however, no monetization plan has been decided.
LONG-TERM VISION
A living Atlas of human cultural history
The long-term goal of TRIBE-X World is to create a living Atlas of human cultural history.
A place where someone can explore the world, discover the peoples who live there today, learn about those who lived there before, understand how communities changed over time, and follow the sources behind that information.
But also, eventually, a place where the people represented on the map are not simply subjects of an article.
They can have a voice. They can correct us. They can add what is missing. They can share their photographs, their stories, their poetry, their art, their memories, and their knowledge.
Because an Atlas about people should ultimately include the voices of the people themselves.