Frequently Asked Questions

Yes for text — subject to our terms of use. No for photographs. But please be aware of the possibility of plagiarism. All your sources — whether from our website or any other source — should be properly attributed in the form of academic citation.

The answer depends on your intended use so you should contact us first with details — even if your intended use is non-commercial. We do not allow non-commercial use of our material for some purposes. All commercial use requires advanced, written permission. Please also see our terms of use.

No. We award them only to organizations such as registered charities and registered non-profit organizations. We do not consider grant applications made by or on behalf of individuals.

Yes, but there is a process that must be followed. Please visit our grants page to learn more.

We consider only grant applications submitted to us under our programs.

The only partnership/collaboration we are currently considering is documentary filmmaking. Please visit Peoples of the Andes for details.

No — it is copyrighted. Please see our terms of use.

We do not have a separate "links" page. We will consider linking to your website from a specific page if the material is relevant to that page. Please contact us to request linking to your website.

Yes, but please understand the difference between linking and deep-linking. Sometimes, people try to get images that are hosted on our website to appear on their website by referring directly to the web address of the image (for example https://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/80-1-3-21.jpg). This is called deep-linking (or leeching) and it is disabled on our website. Attempting to link in this way from your website will not work. It is better to provide your visitors a link to the original page that you found on our website such as https://www.peoplesoftheworld.org/text?people=Cherokee.

No — we do not currently carry advertisements of any kind.

No — please do not contact us regarding this topic even if you are offering your services for free. We do not respond to inquiries of this nature.

We have only the information that appears on our website. We do not provide a research service.

Yes — please see our board and our internships but please note that all our positions are unpaid, volunteer positions working remotely. We do not offer visa sponsorship.

The best way to contribute is via our Publish your Work program and/or via a donation at JustGiving.org. See also Get Involved.

No — we do not give out personal contact information.

Some Internet service providers — particularly wireless mobile service providers — appear to be downsizing some images before delivering them to your browser. Forcing a refresh of the page should fix this problem.