A living archive
Preserving Ngbe/Ekpe heritage across generations and across the diaspora.
Ngbe Americas is a cultural heritage organization founded in 1996 to preserve and advance Ngbe/Ekpe traditions through cultural practice, documentation, research, education, governance, and global collaboration.
- 1996
- Founded
- 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofit
- Global
- Diaspora
(a) Our purpose
A trusted keeper of Ngbe/Ekpe tradition.
Ngbe Americas preserves, documents, and advances Ngbe/Ekpe traditions — a cultural bridge between ancestral practice in Manyu Division and community leadership across the Americas.
(b) Heritage index
The collection
Ekpe Hymnal
A collection of Ekpe songs compiled to preserve ceremonial music and support transmission across generations.
Read about the hymnalVideo archive
Documentation of Ngbe Americas activities, including major public events and historic cultural occasions.
See the archiveNsibidi preservation
Support for the transmission of sacred ideographic knowledge used in rituals, governance, and communication.
Study the marksKeep the record alive
Support the preservation of Ngbe/Ekpe heritage.
Become a member, make a donation, partner with Ngbe Americas, or contribute to cultural documentation and education programs.