The cultures selected for Proven Enduring are peoples who have lived in place for 500 years or longer, stewarding and defending their land while making no efforts to colonize distant peoples.
These place-based cultures represent people from Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe, the Arctic, North and South America and Polynesia.
View each respective page of the Peoples shown by clicking the boxes below.
Khomani San
Africa
Zhongnan Hermits
Asia
Chukchi
Arctic
Kogi & Arhuaco
South America
Hadzabe
Africa
Ainu
Asia
Inuit
Arctic
Quechua
South America
Yolngu
Australia
Sámi
Europe
Haudenosaunee
North America
Hawai'ian
Oceania
Noongar
Australia
Basque
Europe
Hopi
North America
Maori
Oceania