What the atlas covers.
A transparent inventory of the current edition and the research still to do.
Current catalog
133 entries have detailed articles and source lists. 133 articles include source links beside their sections. 133 of 133 articles have a current internal editorial source review recorded against their content. A changed article or source mapping returns to pending status until reviewed again. This internal review does not mean a community has reviewed or endorsed an entry, or that translations have been certified.
| Region or setting | Entries |
|---|---|
| Africa | 24 |
| African Diaspora | 7 |
| North America | 11 |
| Central America | 6 |
| South America | 7 |
| Caribbean & Atlantic | 2 |
| Oceania | 11 |
| Asia | 33 |
| Europe & Mediterranean | 15 |
| Cross-regional | 14 |
| Fictional worlds | 3 |
The table gives each entry one navigation location, so it is not a continental total. Caribbean traditions also appear under African Diaspora, and Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait entries appear under Oceania. Garifuna heritage spans the Caribbean and Central American Atlantic coast; Gullah Geechee heritage sits under North America. Fictional worlds are explicitly separated from geographic regions; creative movements remain under their real-world contexts.
These are catalog counts, not measures of a culture's importance, diversity, or completeness.
Editorial priorities
- Strengthen the Ngoyo and Woyo trail through public community-authored and regional sources without inferring a person's family practice.
- Review African and African diaspora entries for named local traditions and source balance.
- Widen named community coverage in the Americas, Caribbean, and Aboriginal Australia, including law, gender, and everyday social knowledge.
- Use community-led accounts and observe access protocols for Indigenous knowledge.
- Verify important article claims against sources section by section; mark disagreement and limits.
- Keep speculative quantum comparisons distinct from historical traditions and tested science.
How to read this work
Every entry is an introduction. A source list shows where further study can begin; it does not by itself verify every sentence. Living communities have authority over their knowledge, and some information is not meant for unrestricted publication.