Visual Evidence Ledger
Black-Indigenous Archive Records
This ledger gathers verified museum, archive, and government-source records connected to Muur/Moor visual history, Black Seminole / Seminole Negro Indian Scouts records, and Black-Indigenous archive records.
No-certification boundary: This section does not certify identity, ancestry, tribe, nationality, DNA conclusions, legal status, descent, membership, or sovereign status. It separates catalog language from project interpretation.
Visual Evidence Ledger
Black-Indigenous Archive Records
Verified visual evidence means the record is tied to a public museum, archive, government, or scholarly source. This ledger separates official catalog language from project interpretation.
Black Seminole / Seminole Negro Indian Scouts
Black Seminole Indian Scouts
A government-source record for Black Seminole and Seminole Negro Indian Scouts history.
- Institution
- National Park Service
- Creator
- National Park Service
- Date
- c. 1885 context / NPS article last updated 2024
- Catalog title
- Black Seminole Indian Scouts
- Catalog language
- Black Seminole, Seminole Negro Indian Scouts
- Review lane
- black_seminole_record
- Rights status
- us_federal_public_domain
What this supports
- A verified government-source record of the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts.
- A specific Black Seminole historical lane connected to U.S. military records and community continuity.
What this does not support
- It does not generalize all Black-Indigenous history into one category.
- It does not certify identity, tribe, ancestry, descent, nationality, DNA conclusions, legal status, or membership for readers.
National Park Service article documenting the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts and Black Seminole historical context. TheFoundations treats this as a specific source lane, not a universal category for all Black-Indigenous history.
Black-Indigenous archive record
Machapunga / African American woman and girl
A verified NMAI archive record using African-American and Machapunga language for the subjects.
Catalog language: Machapunga, Pungo River, African-American
Rights status: archive_record_public_view
- Institution
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Creator
- Frank G. Speck
- Date
- 1915
- Catalog title
- Portrait of Machapunga (Pungo River)/African American woman and girl
- Catalog language
- Machapunga, Pungo River, African-American
- Review lane
- black_indigenous_archive_record
- Rights status
- archive_record_public_view
What this supports
- A verified NMAI archive record using both African-American and Machapunga identity language.
What this does not support
- It does not support replacing the source's identity language with a broader claim.
- It does not certify ancestry, tribe, descent, DNA conclusions, legal status, or membership.
NMAI archive record using both African-American and Machapunga source language. TheFoundations preserves the catalog wording and does not generalize it beyond the record.
Black-Indigenous archive record
Machapunga / African American woman
A verified NMAI archive record using African-American and Machapunga language for the subject.
Catalog language: Machapunga, Pungo River, African-American
Rights status: archive_record_public_view
- Institution
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Creator
- Frank G. Speck
- Date
- 1915
- Catalog title
- Portrait of Machapunga (Pungo River)/African American woman
- Catalog language
- Machapunga, Pungo River, African-American
- Review lane
- black_indigenous_archive_record
- Rights status
- archive_record_public_view
What this supports
- A verified NMAI archive record using both African-American and Machapunga identity language.
What this does not support
- It does not support broad claims beyond the NMAI catalog record.
- It does not certify ancestry, tribe, descent, DNA conclusions, legal status, or membership.
NMAI archive record using both African-American and Machapunga source language. TheFoundations keeps the record bounded to the catalog entry.
Black-Indigenous archive record
Rappahannock / African American man
A verified NMAI archive record describing the subject as African American and Rappahannock.
Catalog language: Rappahannock, African American
Rights status: archive_record_public_view
- Institution
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Creator
- Frank G. Speck
- Date
- 1915
- Catalog title
- Portrait of Rappahannock man
- Catalog language
- Rappahannock, African American
- Review lane
- black_indigenous_archive_record
- Rights status
- archive_record_public_view
What this supports
- A verified NMAI archive record describing the subject as African American and Rappahannock.
What this does not support
- It does not generalize the record beyond the person, place, and catalog language.
- It does not certify ancestry, tribe, descent, DNA conclusions, legal status, or membership.
NMAI archive record describing the subject with African American and Rappahannock language. TheFoundations preserves the source wording and does not generalize the record.