Regional chronology

The Americas

A regional chronology from early settlement evidence to living Indigenous nations, ancient cities and networks, invasion, forced migration, independence, conflict, disaster, sovereignty and language revitalization.

63 dated records89 evidence guides9 atlas stages
AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Beringia and multiple pathways into the Americas, c. 26,000-10,000 BCE.
c. 26,000-10,000 BCE · Migration

Beringia and multiple pathways into the Americas

Lower sea levels exposed Beringia while people moved through and around northern environments; inland, coastal and later movements remain active research questions.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to White Sands human footprints, c. 21,000-19,000 BCE.
c. 21,000-19,000 BCE · Community

White Sands human footprints

Human trackways beside ancient Lake Otero document people in North America during the Last Glacial Maximum and preserve rare traces of movement across a wetland.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Monte Verde settlement evidence, c. 12,800-12,400 BCE.
c. 12,800-12,400 BCE · Community

Monte Verde settlement evidence

Waterlogged deposits at Monte Verde preserve structures, wood, plant foods and tools that establish an early human presence far south of the continental ice sheets.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Chavin de Huantar and the Chavin horizon, c. 1500-300 BCE at Chavin de Huantar; wider horizon chronologies vary by region.
c. 1500-300 BCE at Chavin de Huantar; wider horizon chronologies vary by region · Religion

Chavin de Huantar and the Chavin horizon

Chavin de Huantar developed into a major pilgrimage and ceremonial center whose architecture, imagery, materials and practices connected diverse Andean communities without erasing regional traditions.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Olmec Gulf Coast centers, c. 1200-400 BCE.
c. 1200-400 BCE · Civilization

Olmec Gulf Coast centers

San Lorenzo, La Venta and related Gulf Coast communities developed monumental centers, distinctive sculpture and far-reaching exchange without forming one timeless unified state.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Nazca desert and valley communities, c. 100-700 CE.
c. 100 BCE-700 CE for the Nazca archaeological tradition; geoglyph activity spans a broader regional sequence · Community

Nazca desert and valley communities

Nazca communities linked irrigated valleys, pilgrimage places, textiles and painted ceramics within an exceptionally arid landscape.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Hopewell ceremonial and exchange networks, c. 1-400 CE for the monumental complexes; related Hopewell traditions vary by region.
c. 1-400 CE for the monumental complexes; related Hopewell traditions vary by region · Trade

Hopewell ceremonial and exchange networks

Communities built geometric earthworks and joined long-distance networks through gatherings, ceremony and movement of copper, mica, shell, obsidian and other materials.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Teotihuacan metropolis, c. 1-650 CE.
c. 1-650 CE · Civilization

Teotihuacan metropolis

Teotihuacan became a planned, multiethnic metropolis whose political, religious, craft and trade connections reached across Mesoamerica.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Moche regional polities, c. 100-800 CE.
c. 100-800 CE · Kingdom

Moche regional polities

North-coast communities grouped archaeologically as Moche formed several changing polities noted for irrigation, monumental compounds, metalwork and narrative ceramics; their languages are not securely identified.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Classic Maya city-states, c. 250-900 CE.
c. 250-900 CE · Civilization

Classic Maya city-states

Maya-speaking peoples lived in many competing and allied kingdoms, not one empire, with courts that recorded dynastic histories in a fully developed writing system.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Tiwanaku highland network, c. 400-1000 CE; the monumental city flourished especially c. 400-900 CE.
c. 400-1000 CE; the monumental city flourished especially c. 400-900 CE · Civilization

Tiwanaku highland network

Tiwanaku anchored a high-altitude political and ceremonial network supported by raised-field farming, herding, colonies and exchange across ecological zones.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Hohokam and Casas Grandes exchange worlds, c. 500-1450 CE.
c. 450-1475 CE for the archaeological traditions compared here; canal irrigation began much earlier · Trade

Ancestral Sonoran Desert and Paquime exchange worlds

Ancestral Sonoran Desert canal communities and later Paquime linked parts of the Southwest and northern Mexico through crops, ceramics, shell, copper and feathers. They were distinct societies, not one polity.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Wari expansion and provincial centers, c. 600-1000 CE.
c. 600-1000 CE · Empire

Wari expansion and provincial centers

Wari institutions, planned compounds, roads and visual styles spread through much of the central Andes, though scholars debate how imperial control worked in each region.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Cahokia and Mississippian societies, c. 800-1400 CE.
c. 800-1400 CE · Civilization

Cahokia and Mississippian societies

Cahokia became the largest urban center north of Mexico within diverse Mississippian societies linked by maize agriculture, mound building, exchange and ceremonial practices.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Taino and related Caribbean communities, c. 800 CE-present continuities.
c. 800 CE-present continuities; later pre-contact and invasion-era evidence most clearly documents Taino political identities · Community

Taino and related Caribbean communities

Arawakan-speaking Caribbean communities developed local and regional polities, farming and seaborne exchange; European invasion devastated them, but Indigenous ancestry, knowledge and Taino identities continue.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Chaco and ancestral Pueblo networks, c. 850-1250 CE.
c. 850-1250 CE · Construction

Chaco and ancestral Pueblo networks

Ancestral Pueblo communities built great houses, roads and ceremonial spaces at Chaco within a wider world whose descendants include living Pueblo peoples.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Chimu kingdom and Chan Chan, c. 900-1470 CE.
c. 900-1470 CE · Kingdom

Chimu kingdom and Chan Chan

The Chimu kingdom expanded along the north coast from Chan Chan, combining irrigation, tribute, specialized production and inherited Moche and Lambayeque traditions.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Amazonian earthworks and managed forests, c. 1000-1600 CE, with earlier and later regional sequences.
c. 1000-1600 CE, with earlier and later regional sequences · Community

Amazonian earthworks and managed forests

Across parts of Amazonia, communities built geometric earthworks, roads, raised fields and large villages while enriching soils and managing forests over generations.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Thule-Inuit Arctic maritime networks, c. 1000-1600 CE.
c. 1000-1600 CE · Migration

Ancestral Inuit Arctic maritime networks

Archaeological traditions conventionally termed Thule, ancestral to many Inuit communities, expanded eastward through Arctic coasts using sophisticated maritime, hunting and social networks adapted to sea ice and regional change.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Dene and Athabaskan subarctic networks, c. 1000-1800 CE for this archaeological-linguistic comparison; Dene histories have deeper roots.
c. 1000-1800 CE for this archaeological-linguistic comparison; Dene histories have deeper roots · Community

Dene subarctic networks

Dene-speaking communities maintained river, forest and tundra networks across the subarctic. Linguistic and archaeological studies discuss movements connecting northern and Southwestern Athabaskan-speaking peoples, but routes and dates remain contested.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Mapuche territorial societies and resistance, c. 1000 CE-present.
c. 1000 CE-present · Community

Mapuche territorial societies and resistance

Mapuche communities organized through kin, local leaders and territorial identities, resisted Inka and Spanish expansion, and remain a living people across Chile and Argentina.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Haudenosaunee Confederacy, c. 15th century-present; founding chronology debated.
c. 15th century-present; founding chronology debated · Community

Haudenosaunee Confederacy

The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca formed a confederacy under the Great Law of Peace; the Tuscarora later joined, and the nations remain living governments.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Qhapaq Nan road system, c. 1400 CE-present use and stewardship.
c. 1400 CE-present use and stewardship · Technology

Qhapaq Nan road system

The Inka expanded older Andean paths into a road network covering more than 30,000 kilometers; many sections remain sacred, practical and culturally significant to living communities.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Mexica-led Triple Alliance, 1428-1521 CE.
1428-1521 CE · Empire

Mexica-led Triple Alliance

Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan formed the Triple Alliance, often called the Aztec Empire; Mexica power depended on tribute, warfare, markets and negotiated local rule.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Tawantinsuyu, the Inka state, c. 1438-1533 CE.
c. 1438-1533 CE · Empire

Tawantinsuyu, the Inka state

The Inka state rapidly expanded through conquest, alliance and resettlement, integrating many nations into Tawantinsuyu while local languages and institutions continued.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Sustained European invasion and Atlantic contact, 1492-c. 1600 CE.
1492-c. 1600 CE · War

Sustained European invasion and Atlantic contact

Voyages beginning in 1492 opened sustained invasion, settlement and extraction by European powers, producing warfare, epidemic disease, forced conversion, displacement and new Atlantic connections.

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Agent citation CIT-LOC-1492CIT-LOC-COLONIAL-CONFLICT-AMERICASCIT-MET-ANCIENT-AMERICASCIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOM Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Portuguese Brazil: plantation, mining and territorial expansion, 1500-1822 CE.
1500-1822 CE · Empire

Portuguese Brazil: plantation, mining and territorial expansion

Portuguese colonization expanded through coastal plantations, interior expeditions, mining and slavery while Indigenous nations and African-descended communities resisted, negotiated and survived.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Transatlantic forced migration and racial slavery, c. 1500-1867 CE.
c. 1500-1867 CE · Migration

Transatlantic forced migration and racial slavery

European empires and merchants forcibly transported millions of African people to the Americas, creating chattel-slavery systems central to plantation, mining, port and household economies.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Spanish colonial tribute, mission and labor systems, c. 1503-1800 CE.
c. 1503-1800 CE · Empire

Spanish colonial tribute, mission and labor systems

Encomienda, repartimiento, mission and tribute systems redirected Indigenous land and labor to colonial states, churches and settlers; rules and coercion differed by place and century.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Spanish-led invasion and siege of Tenochtitlan, 1519-1521 CE.
1519-1521 CE · War

Spanish-led invasion and siege of Tenochtitlan

A Spanish expedition allied with Tlaxcalans and other Indigenous enemies of the Triple Alliance; war, siege and smallpox culminated in Tenochtitlan's fall.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Invasion of Tawantinsuyu and Andean resistance, 1532-1572 CE.
1532-1572 CE · War

Invasion of Tawantinsuyu and Andean resistance

Spanish invaders exploited an Inka succession war and Indigenous rivalries, captured Atawalpa and occupied Cusco, but organized resistance continued for four decades and beyond.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Afro-Atlantic religions and sacred communities, c. 1600 CE-present.
c. 1600 CE-present; named traditions formed at different dates in distinct regions · Religion

Afro-Atlantic religions and sacred communities

African-descended communities created and sustained distinct, place-specific traditions including Candomble, Vodou, Santeria and related practices under slavery, persecution and migration.

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Agent citation CIT-IPHAN-AFRICAN-HERITAGE-AMERICASCIT-SMITHSONIAN-VODOU-AMERICASCIT-SMITHSONIAN-SANTERIA-AMERICASCIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOM Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Huaynaputina eruption, February-March 1600 CE; immediate effects continued into 1601.
February-March 1600 CE; immediate effects continued into 1601 · Disaster

Huaynaputina eruption

Huaynaputina's 1600 eruption devastated nearby Andean communities, buried fields and settlements, and disrupted regional agriculture and economies; the scale of wider climatic effects remains a research question.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Palmares and maroon communities, c. 1605-1694 CE.
c. 1605-1694 CE; the federation's origins and early chronology are uncertain · Community

Palmares and maroon communities

Palmares was a long-lived federation of settlements founded largely by people escaping slavery, with African, Indigenous and locally born residents defending autonomy from colonial attacks.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Pueblo Revolt, 1680-1692 CE.
1680-1692 CE · War

Pueblo Revolt

Pueblo communities coordinated a 1680 uprising against Spanish forced labor, tribute and religious repression, driving colonists from New Mexico for twelve years.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Toussaint Louverture, c. 1743-1803 CE.
c. 1743-1803 CE · Person

Toussaint Louverture

Toussaint Louverture rose from slavery to become a leading general and governor during the Haitian Revolution, navigating abolition, war, diplomacy and contested plantation policy.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Imperial war, American Revolution and Indigenous diplomacy, 1754-1794 CE.
1754-1794 CE · War

Imperial war, American Revolution and Indigenous diplomacy

Imperial and revolutionary wars forced Native nations to defend sovereignty through diplomacy, neutrality, alliance and war; U.S. victory accelerated territorial invasion.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Tecumseh and Indigenous confederation resistance, c. 1768-1813 CE.
c. 1768-1813 CE · Person

Tecumseh and Indigenous confederation resistance

Shawnee leader Tecumseh worked to build a multi-nation confederation against U.S. land seizure, arguing that shared lands could not be sold by isolated treaties.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Tupac Amaru II and Micaela Bastidas uprising, 1780-1783 CE.
1780-1783 CE · War

Tupac Amaru II and Micaela Bastidas uprising

A mass Andean uprising challenged abusive officials, forced trade and colonial rule; its coalitions and goals varied across Quechua, Aymara, Indigenous, mestizo and other participants.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Simon Bolivar, 1783-1830 CE.
1783-1830 CE · Person

Simon Bolivar

Bolivar was a central military and political leader in northern South American independence, advocating continental union while governing amid deep conflicts over race, region, slavery and executive power.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Haitian Revolution, 1791-1804 CE.
1791-1804 CE · War

Haitian Revolution

Enslaved and free people overthrew Saint-Domingue's slave regime and defeated imperial armies, creating independent Haiti and permanently reshaping Atlantic struggles over slavery and freedom.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Spanish American wars of independence, 1808-1826 CE.
1808-1826 CE · War

Spanish American wars of independence

Revolutions and wars ended most mainland Spanish rule, but new republics inherited colonial inequalities and contested the place of Indigenous, African-descended, mixed and regional communities.

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AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Federal boarding schools and allotment systems, 1819-1969 CE for the federal boarding-school system; Dawes allotment policy, 1887-1934.
1819-1969 CE for the federal boarding-school system; Dawes allotment policy, 1887-1934 · Empire

Federal boarding schools and allotment systems

From 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding-school system pursued cultural assimilation through child removal; from 1887, the Dawes Act divided communally held reservation lands into allotments and enabled massive land loss.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-DOI-BOARDING-SCHOOLS-AMERICASCIT-ARCHIVES-DAWESCIT-CHEROKEE-NATIONCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Brazilian independence and imperial continuity, 1822-1889 CE.
1822-1889 CE · Empire

Brazilian independence and imperial continuity

Brazil separated from Portugal under a monarchy; territorial unity and elite rule continued alongside slavery, Indigenous dispossession, regional revolts and gradual political change.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-BNDIGITAL-BRAZIL-INDEPENDENCE-AMERICASCIT-MNPI-BRAZILCIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOM Card summary and chronology · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Cherokee removal and rebuilding, 1830-c. 1850 CE.
1830-c. 1850 CE · Migration

Cherokee removal and rebuilding

U.S. removal policy and military force expelled most Cherokee people from southeastern homelands; survivors rebuilt government in Indian Territory while other Cherokee communities remained in the East.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-NPS-TRAIL-TEARS-AMERICASCIT-CHEROKEE-NATION Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Mexican-American War and border transformation, 1846-1848 CE.
1846-1848 CE · War

Mexican-American War and border transformation

U.S. invasion of Mexico ended with a vast territorial cession, shifting borders across Indigenous homelands and intensifying disputes over slavery, citizenship, land and expansion.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-ARCHIVES-GUADALUPE-AMERICASCIT-LOC-MEXICAN-WAR-GUIDE-AMERICAS Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to U.S. Civil War, emancipation and Reconstruction, 1861-1877 CE.
1861-1877 CE · War

U.S. Civil War, emancipation and Reconstruction

Secession by slaveholding states made slavery central to the war, and Union war aims expanded toward emancipation. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery except as punishment for crime, and Reconstruction transformed citizenship before violent white-supremacist rollback.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-ARCHIVES-THIRTEENTH-AMENDMENT-AMERICASCIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOMCIT-NPS-CIVIL-WAR-INDIAN-TERRITORY-AMERICASCIT-CHEROKEE-NATION Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to War of the Pacific, 1879-1884 CE.
1879-1884 CE · War

War of the Pacific

Chile fought Peru and Bolivia over taxation, sovereignty and nitrate-rich territory, producing occupation, civilian losses, territorial change and Bolivia's loss of a Pacific coast.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-MEMORIA-CHILENA-WAR-PACIFIC-AMERICASCIT-AMERICAS-LOC-PERU-COUNTRY-STUDY Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 CE, with longer political aftermath.
1910-1920 CE, with longer political aftermath · War

Mexican Revolution

Revolution over dictatorship, land, labor and political power destroyed the Porfirian order and produced a new constitution, but conflict and reform remained regionally uneven.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-LOC-MEXICAN-REVOLUTION-AMERICASCIT-AMERICAS-INEHRM-MEXICAN-REVOLUTION Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Great Migration of African Americans, c. 1916-1970 CE.
c. 1916-1970 CE · Migration

Great Migration of African Americans

Millions of African Americans moved from the South to northern and western cities, seeking safety, work and political opportunity while transforming urban culture and national politics.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-LOC-GREAT-MIGRATION-AMERICASCIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOM Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Wilma Mankiller, 1945-2010 CE.
1945-2010 CE · Person

Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller became the Cherokee Nation's first woman elected Principal Chief and advanced community development, health, education and sovereign administration.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-SMITHSONIAN-MANKILLER-AMERICASCIT-CHEROKEE-NATION Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to 1960 Valdivia earthquake and Pacific tsunami, 22 May 1960 CE.
22 May 1960 CE · Disaster

1960 Valdivia earthquake and Pacific tsunami

The magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake, the largest instrumentally recorded, caused landslides, subsidence and a Pacific-wide tsunami that affected communities as far as Hawaii and Japan.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-USGS-EARTHQUAKESCIT-MEMORIA-VALDIVIA-EARTHQUAKE-AMERICAS Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Indigenous rights mobilization and UNDRIP, c. 1968-2007 CE.
c. 1968-2007 CE · Community

Indigenous rights mobilization and UNDRIP

Indigenous movements across the Americas strengthened demands for land, self-determination, cultural rights and international representation, contributing to the 2007 adoption of UNDRIP.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-UN-UNDRIPCIT-INUIT-CIRCUMPOLARCIT-HAUDENOSAUNEE-CONFEDERACYCIT-MEMORIA-MAPUCHE-HISTORY-AMERICAS Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Inuit circumpolar governance, 1977 CE-present.
1977 CE-present · Community

Inuit circumpolar governance

The Inuit Circumpolar Council links Inuit across state borders to advocate for culture, language, environment, health, peace and self-determination.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-INUIT-CIRCUMPOLARCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Cherokee sovereignty and language renewal, 2000 CE-present within an enduring nation.
2000 CE-present within an enduring nation · Language

Cherokee sovereignty and language renewal

Cherokee governments and communities exercise sovereignty through law, services, education and cultural programs while investing in Cherokee-language immersion and new speakers.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-CHEROKEE-LANGUAGE-PROGRAMS-AMERICASCIT-CHEROKEE-NATIONCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Haudenosaunee governance and cultural renewal, 2000 CE-present within a much older confederacy.
2000 CE-present within a much older confederacy · Community

Living Haudenosaunee governance and cultural renewal

Haudenosaunee nations continue council governance, diplomacy, language teaching, ceremonies, lacrosse, agriculture and land defense across an international border imposed through their homelands.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-HAUDENOSAUNEE-CONFEDERACYCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 2 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Indigenous nations of Brazil, 2000 CE-present with millennia of continuity.
2000 CE-present with millennia of continuity · Community

Living Indigenous nations of Brazil

Hundreds of Indigenous peoples in Brazil maintain distinct governments, languages and territories while confronting mining, logging, land invasion, disease and climate change.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-FUNAI-INDIGENOUS-INFORMATION-AMERICASCIT-MNPI-BRAZILCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Maya nations and languages, 2000 CE-present with ancient roots.
2000 CE-present with ancient roots · Language

Living Maya nations and languages

Millions of Maya people belong to distinct nations and language communities; ancient cities are ancestral places, not evidence that Maya civilization vanished.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-ALMG-MAYA-LANGUAGES-AMERICASCIT-INALI-LANGUAGE-ATLAS-AMERICASCIT-UNESCO-INDIGENOUS-LANGUAGES-DECADE-AMERICASCIT-MET-ANCIENT-AMERICAS+1 in register Card summary and chronology · 5 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Nahua communities and Nahuatl, 2000 CE-present with precolonial roots.
2000 CE-present with precolonial roots · Language

Living Nahua communities and Nahuatl

Nahua communities across Mexico and migration destinations sustain many Nahuatl varieties, local government, farming, crafts, ritual and new media; they are not reducible to the Mexica past.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-INALI-LANGUAGE-ATLAS-AMERICASCIT-UNESCO-INDIGENOUS-LANGUAGES-DECADE-AMERICASCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Pueblo, Dine, O'odham and Southwest nations, 2000 CE-present with deep ancestral continuities.
2000 CE-present with deep ancestral continuities · Community

Living Pueblo, Dine, O'odham and Southwest nations

Pueblo peoples, the Dine, O'odham, Apache nations and other Southwest communities remain distinct sovereign peoples sustaining language, ceremony, art, agriculture and land relationships.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-NMAI-SOUTHWESTCIT-NPS-ANCESTRAL-SONORAN-AMERICASCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 3 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Living Quechua and Aymara communities, 2000 CE-present with deep Andean roots.
2000 CE-present with deep Andean roots · Community

Living Quechua and Aymara communities

Quechua- and Aymara-speaking peoples sustain communal governance, farming, herding, markets, festivals and urban networks across several republics.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-PERU-BDPI-QUECHUAS-AMERICASCIT-PERU-BDPI-AIMARA-AMERICASCIT-NMAI-INKACIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Mapuche nation and Mapuzugun renewal, 2000 CE-present within a long national history.
2000 CE-present within a long national history · Language

Mapuche nation and Mapuzugun renewal

Mapuche communities pursue land rights, cultural authority, education and Mapuzugun revitalization while maintaining rural, urban and transnational networks.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-MEMORIA-MAPUZUGUN-AMERICASCIT-MEMORIA-MAPUCHE-HISTORY-AMERICASCIT-UNESCO-INDIGENOUS-LANGUAGES-DECADE-AMERICASCIT-UN-UNDRIP Card summary and chronology · 4 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

AI-generated evidence-guided visualization related to Indigenous language revitalization across the Americas, 2007 CE-present.
2007 CE-present in this policy-focused frame; community language maintenance and renewal are much older · Language

Indigenous language revitalization across the Americas

Indigenous nations are expanding immersion schools, master-apprentice programs, dictionaries, broadcasting, keyboards, archives and digital media to create new speakers and domains of use.

Visual reconstruction: AI-generated visualization based on the cited record and period context. It is not documentary evidence or an authenticated reconstruction of a single event.

Agent citation CIT-UNESCO-INDIGENOUS-LANGUAGES-DECADE-AMERICASCIT-INALI-LANGUAGE-ATLAS-AMERICASCIT-CHEROKEE-LANGUAGE-PROGRAMS-AMERICASCIT-ALMG-MAYA-LANGUAGES-AMERICAS+7 in register Card summary and chronology · 11 registered source URLs · registration is not semantic proof · audit HEM-AUDIT-20260812

Evidence register

Sources represented in this pack

Each registered source ID is paired with its institutional URL for independent checking. Registration confirms the recorded target, not every historical claim.

CIT-NPS-WHITE-SANDS

Fossilized Footprints

https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/nature/fossilized-footprints.htm

U.S. National Park Service, White Sands National Park

CIT-NPS-BERINGIA

Beringia: History and Culture

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/beringia/history.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-UNESCO-MONTE-VERDE

Monte Verde Archaeological Site

https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1873/

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-US-CULTURAL

United States Cultural World Heritage Properties

https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/us

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-NMAI-SOUTHWEST

Southwest: Infinity of Nations

https://americanindian.si.edu/exhibitions/infinityofnations/southwest.html

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

CIT-HAUDENOSAUNEE-CONFEDERACY

Haudenosaunee Confederacy

https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/

Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chiefs Council

CIT-CHEROKEE-NATION

History of the Cherokee Nation

https://www.cherokee.org/about-the-nation/history/

Cherokee Nation

CIT-INUIT-CIRCUMPOLAR

About the Inuit Circumpolar Council

https://www.inuitcircumpolar.com/about-icc/

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

CIT-MET-ANCIENT-AMERICAS

Arts of the Ancient Americas

https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/arts-of-the-ancient-americas/inside-the-exhibition

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-UNESCO-TEOTIHUACAN-AMERICAS

Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/414

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-NMAI-INKA

The Inka Road History Timeline

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/inka-innovation/timeline/timeline

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

CIT-LOC-1492

1492: An Ongoing Voyage

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/index.html

Library of Congress

CIT-NMAAHC-SLAVERY-FREEDOM

Slavery and Freedom

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/slavery-and-freedom

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

CIT-ARCHIVES-DAWES

Dawes Act (1887)

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/dawes-act

U.S. National Archives

CIT-MNPI-BRAZIL

Museu Nacional dos Povos Indigenas

https://www.gov.br/museudoindio/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/institucional/museu-do-indio

Fundacao Nacional dos Povos Indigenas (Funai), Brazil

CIT-UN-UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/ga_61-295/ga_61-295.html

United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law

CIT-USGS-EARTHQUAKES

Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/20-largest-earthquakes-world-1900

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program

CIT-UNESCO-HOPEWELL-AMERICAS

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1689

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-CHAVIN-AMERICAS

Chavin Archaeological Site

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/330

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-NAZCA-AMERICAS

Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Palpa

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/700

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-TIWANAKU-AMERICAS

Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/567

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-MET-MOCHE-AMERICAS

Moche portrait vessel and regional history

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/308528

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-MET-WARI-AMERICAS

Wari Imperial Art

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/wari-imperial-art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-UNESCO-CHACO-AMERICAS

Chaco Culture

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/353

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-PAQUIME-AMERICAS

Archaeological Zone of Paquime, Casas Grandes

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/560

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-UNESCO-CAHOKIA-AMERICAS

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/198

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-SMITHSONIAN-THULE-AMERICAS

The Thule Migration: archaeology and biology of Point Barrow region populations

https://www.si.edu/object/thule-migration-new-look-archaeology-and-biology-point-barrow-region-populations%3Aslasro_157206

Smithsonian Institution

CIT-NPS-DENE-MIGRATION-AMERICAS

A Survey of Human Migration in Alaska's National Parks through Time

https://www.nps.gov/articles/aps-17-1-2.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-UNESCO-CHAN-CHAN-AMERICAS

Chan Chan Archaeological Zone

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/366

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-NMAI-TAINO-AMERICAS

Taino: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/resources/Taino-Native-Heritage-Identity-Caribbean-Gallery-Guide

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

CIT-NATURE-AMAZON-EARTHWORKS-AMERICAS

Pre-Columbian earth-builders settled along the entire southern rim of the Amazon

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03510-7

Nature Communications

CIT-UNESCO-QHAPAQ-NAN-AMERICAS

Qhapaq Nan, Andean Road System

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1459

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-NPS-PUEBLO-REVOLT-AMERICAS

San Jose de los Jemez Mission and Giusewa Pueblo Site

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/san-jose-de-los-jemez-mission-and-giusewa-pueblo-site.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-SMITHSONIAN-HUAYNAPUTINA-AMERICAS

Huaynaputina volcano profile

https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=354030

Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program

CIT-NPS-SULLIVAN-CLINTON-AMERICAS

The Clinton-Sullivan Campaign of 1779

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/the-clinton-sullivan-campaign-of-1779.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-LOC-HAITI-AMERICAS

Freedom in the Black Diaspora: Ayiti Reimagined

https://guides.loc.gov/haiti-reimagined

Library of Congress

CIT-NPS-TECUMSEH-AMERICAS

Confederation in a New World Order

https://www.nps.gov/articles/confederation-in-a-new-world-order.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-NPS-TRAIL-TEARS-AMERICAS

What Happened on the Trail of Tears?

https://www.nps.gov/trte/learn/historyculture/what-happened-on-the-trail-of-tears.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-ARCHIVES-GUADALUPE-AMERICAS

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848)

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo

U.S. National Archives

CIT-LOC-MEXICAN-WAR-GUIDE-AMERICAS

Mexican War: A Resource Guide

https://guides.loc.gov/mexican-war

Library of Congress

CIT-DOI-BOARDING-SCHOOLS-AMERICAS

Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative investigative report

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/department-interior-releases-investigative-report-outlines-next-steps-federal-indian

U.S. Department of the Interior

CIT-LOC-GREAT-MIGRATION-AMERICAS

The Great Migration

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/great-migration/

Library of Congress

CIT-INALI-LANGUAGE-ATLAS-AMERICAS

Catalog of Mexico's National Indigenous Languages

https://www.inali.gob.mx/sitios/clin-inali/

Instituto Nacional de Lenguas Indigenas, Mexico

CIT-MEMORIA-CHILENA-WAR-PACIFIC-AMERICAS

Diplomatic negotiations after the War of the Pacific

https://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-96351.html

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Memoria Chilena

CIT-INAH-LA-VENTA-AMERICAS

La Venta archaeological zone

https://lugares.inah.gob.mx/es/node/4310

Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico

CIT-MET-CLASSIC-MAYA-AMERICAS

Ancient Maya Sculpture

https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/ancient-maya-sculpture

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

CIT-NPS-ANCESTRAL-SONORAN-AMERICAS

The Ancestral Sonoran Desert People

https://www.nps.gov/cagr/learn/historyculture/the-ancestral-sonoran-desert-people.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-MEMORIA-MAPUCHE-HISTORY-AMERICAS

The Mapuche people

https://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-781.html

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Memoria Chilena

CIT-MEMORIA-MAPUZUGUN-AMERICAS

Mapudungun and Mapuzugun

https://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-3594.html

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Memoria Chilena

CIT-INAH-TEMPLO-MAYOR-AMERICAS

Templo Mayor archaeological zone

https://lugares.inah.gob.mx/en/node/4463

Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico

CIT-INAH-CONQUEST-ALLIANCES-AMERICAS

1519-1521: alliances, confrontation and conquests

https://mexicograndezaydiversidad.inah.gob.mx/publicacion/capitulo-07.html

Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, Mexico

CIT-LOC-COLONIAL-CONFLICT-AMERICAS

Conflict and Accommodation in the Early Americas

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/exploring-the-early-americas/conflict-and-accommodation.html

Library of Congress

CIT-NPS-SPANISH-MISSIONS-LABOR-AMERICAS

Life in the Missions: Reality, Romance and Revolt

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/travelspanishmissions/life-in-the-missions-between-reality-romance-and-revolt.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-BNDIGITAL-BRAZIL-SLAVERY-AMERICAS

Slave labor in Brazil

https://bndigital.bn.gov.br/dossies/trafico-de-escravos-no-brasil/escravidao-no-brasil/o-trabalho-escravo-no-brasil/

Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil

CIT-SLAVEVOYAGES-METHOD-AMERICAS

SlaveVoyages: scholarly method and datasets

https://www.slavevoyages.org/voyage/about

SlaveVoyages Consortium, Rice University

CIT-PALMARES-HISTORY-AMERICAS

Dandara and Zumbi in the history of Serra da Barriga

https://www.gov.br/palmares/pt-br/departamentos/protecao-preservacao-e-articulacao/serra-da-barriga-1/dandara-e-zumbi/

Fundacao Cultural Palmares, Brazil

CIT-SMITHSONIAN-VODOU-AMERICAS

Vodou

https://festival.si.edu/articles/2004/vodou

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

CIT-IPHAN-AFRICAN-HERITAGE-AMERICAS

Publications on African-matrix cultural heritage

https://www.gov.br/iphan/pt-br/assuntos/publicacoes-patrimonio-de-matriz-africana

Instituto do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional, Brazil

CIT-SMITHSONIAN-SANTERIA-AMERICAS

The history of Santeria in Washington, D.C.

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-latino-center-presents-history-santer-washington-dc

Smithsonian Institution

CIT-BICENTENARIO-TUPAC-AMARU-AMERICAS

The rebellion of Tupac Amaru II, volume 4: documentary collection

https://www3.congreso.gob.pe/Docs/FondoEditorial/bicentenario/Tupac_Amaru_4/

Congress of the Republic of Peru, Fondo Editorial

CIT-LOC-MEXICO-INDEPENDENCE-AMERICAS

Mexico: From Independence to Reform, 1800-1857

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mexican-revolution-and-the-united-states/independence-sp.html

Library of Congress

CIT-UNESCO-BOLIVAR-ARCHIVE-AMERICAS

Writings of the Liberator Simon Bolivar, 1813-1830

https://www.unesco.org/en/memory-world/lac/writings-liberator-simon-bolivar-1813-1830

UNESCO Memory of the World

CIT-BNDIGITAL-BRAZIL-INDEPENDENCE-AMERICAS

1822: Independence of Brazil

https://bndigital.bn.gov.br/dossies/gramaticas-e-dicionarios-do-portugues/linha-do-tempo/sobre-as-efemerides/1822-independencia-do-brasil/

Fundacao Biblioteca Nacional, Brazil

CIT-ARCHIVES-THIRTEENTH-AMENDMENT-AMERICAS

Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/13th-amendment

U.S. National Archives

CIT-LOC-MEXICAN-REVOLUTION-AMERICAS

The Mexican Revolution and the United States: Overview

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mexican-revolution-and-the-united-states/overview.html

Library of Congress

CIT-CHEROKEE-LANGUAGE-PROGRAMS-AMERICAS

Cherokee Nation language programs

https://language.cherokee.org/language-programs/

Cherokee Nation

CIT-SMITHSONIAN-MANKILLER-AMERICAS

Wilma Mankiller: Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation

https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/wilma-mankiller-led-first-woman-principal-chief-cherokee-nation

Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

CIT-ALMG-MAYA-LANGUAGES-AMERICAS

Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala: mandate and language communities

https://directorio.gdav.gob.gt/item/academia-de-lenguas-mayas-alm/

Government Directory of Guatemala and Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala

CIT-PERU-BDPI-QUECHUAS-AMERICAS

Quechua peoples

https://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/pueblos/quechuas

Base de Datos de Pueblos Indigenas u Originarios, Ministry of Culture of Peru

CIT-PERU-BDPI-AIMARA-AMERICAS

Aimara people

https://bdpi.cultura.gob.pe/pueblos/aimara

Base de Datos de Pueblos Indigenas u Originarios, Ministry of Culture of Peru

CIT-FUNAI-INDIGENOUS-INFORMATION-AMERICAS

Indigenous Information System

https://sii.funai.gov.br/funai_sii/index.wsp

Fundacao Nacional dos Povos Indigenas, Brazil

CIT-UNESCO-INDIGENOUS-LANGUAGES-DECADE-AMERICAS

International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032

https://www.unesco.org/en/decades/indigenous-languages?hub=66703

UNESCO

CIT-BNF-TOUSSAINT-AMERICAS

Toussaint Louverture: fate and contradictions

https://heritage.bnf.fr/france-ameriques/toussaint-louverture-destin-et-contradictions

Bibliotheque nationale de France, Shared Heritage

CIT-MEMORIA-VALDIVIA-EARTHQUAKE-AMERICAS

Valdivia earthquake of 22 May 1960

https://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-98075.html

Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Memoria Chilena

CIT-NPS-WAR-1812-INDIGENOUS-AMERICAS

We are determined to defend our lands

https://www.nps.gov/articles/aligning-mind-body-and-spirit.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-NPS-CIVIL-WAR-INDIAN-TERRITORY-AMERICAS

The Civil War Comes to Indian Territory

https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-battle-of-honey-springs-the-civil-war-comes-to-the-indian-territory-teaching-with-historic-places.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-AMERICAS-PARKS-CANADA-IVVAVIK

Ivvavik National Park: culture and history

https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/yt/ivvavik/culture

Parks Canada

CIT-AMERICAS-USGS-WHITE-SANDS

Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands

https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70249447

U.S. Geological Survey

CIT-AMERICAS-CHILE-MONTE-VERDE

Sitio Arqueologico Monte Verde

https://www.monumentos.gob.cl/patrimonio-mundial/tentativa/sitio-arqueologico-monte-verde

Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile

CIT-AMERICAS-NPS-HOPEWELL-HISTORY

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: history and culture

https://www.nps.gov/hocu/learn/historyculture/index.htm

U.S. National Park Service

CIT-AMERICAS-SMITHSONIAN-MOCHE-PROFILE

The Moche: Profile of an Ancient Peruvian People

https://repository.si.edu/items/aa5ef71e-3195-4c58-93e8-170459ee0fc2

Smithsonian Institution

CIT-AMERICAS-UNESCO-COPAN

Maya Site of Copan

https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/129

UNESCO World Heritage Centre

CIT-AMERICAS-PARKS-CANADA-NAHANNI

Nahanni National Park Reserve: culture and history

https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/nt/nahanni/culture

Parks Canada

CIT-AMERICAS-NMAI-HAUDENOSAUNEE

Haudenosaunee Perseverance: the Great Law of Peace

https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/american-revolution-perseverance/students/chapter-1/

Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

CIT-AMERICAS-USGS-ANDEAN-VOLCANISM

Volcanism and associated hazards: the Andean perspective

https://www.usgs.gov/publications/volcanism-and-associated-hazards-andean-perspective

U.S. Geological Survey

CIT-AMERICAS-LOC-HARRISON-TIMELINE

William Henry Harrison Papers: timeline

https://www.loc.gov/collections/william-henry-harrison-papers/articles-and-essays/timeline/

Library of Congress

CIT-AMERICAS-LOC-BOLIVAR-MEMORIAL

General Simon Bolivar Memorial

https://www.loc.gov/item/dc1242/

Library of Congress

CIT-AMERICAS-LOC-PERU-COUNTRY-STUDY

Peru: a country study

https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/frd/frdcstdy/pe/perucountrystudy00huds_0/perucountrystudy00huds_0.pdf

Library of Congress Federal Research Division

CIT-AMERICAS-INEHRM-MEXICAN-REVOLUTION

Revolucion Mexicana

https://www.inehrm.gob.mx/es/inehrm/Revolucion_Mexicana

Instituto Nacional de Estudios Historicos de las Revoluciones de Mexico