Belonging begins with people: the names we carry, the elders we listen to, and the families whose stories deserve to remain connected.
WE HAVE BEEN HERE
Stand together. Keep your own roots.
Indigenous X enrollment is a voluntary community pledge under a shared umbrella. You do not have to renounce an existing tribal affiliation or self-governance. Participation does not grant Tribal citizenship or determine ancestry.
Explore individual & family enrollment →Anyone can enroll. Supporting the mission, buying merchandise, or choosing the $1,000 Founder contribution is separate from the free enrollment path. The enrollment experience is currently a preview; permanent numbers and email cards await the connected enrollment service.
Go deeper, one connection at a time.
Start with your own family, then follow the record outward. Each path below opens another part of the story.
Begin with someone you know.
A practical guide for listening to elders, tracing households, and keeping private research notes.
Follow your family →02 / IdentityA label is not a life.
Explore the language of historical records and the questions those labels leave behind.
Read the records →03 / EvidenceKeep the source within reach.
Treaties, archival references, books, and documented community histories—with sources and limitations.
Enter the library →04 / RightsFollow the cases.
Explore the case tracker, verified events, original sources, and the questions still unresolved.
Visit the case tracker →Listen to the people who lived it.
Explore identified speakers, interviews, and documentary sources in the library’s voices collection. Read the context and viewing limitations alongside each source.
Hear our living histories →How we follow the evidence
Black identity, African descent, Indigenous ancestry, Tribal citizenship, and Freedmen status are distinct. A record may support one without establishing the others. We preserve those distinctions, identify uncertainty, and do not infer ancestry from appearance.
Stories from living people should be recorded and shared with their permission. Family connections and children’s information belong in private, consent-based records.