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Cultural guides

Begin with a developed guide or move through the national directory. Every culture keeps its own editorial structure, terminology, sources, and review status.

76 cultures and communities mapped in this release

250+ ethnic groups in Nigeria’s national context Source

3 active guide structures

Featured cultural guides

Editorial image for the Hausa guide

Developed editorial draft · 8 culture-specific sections

Hausa

A source-led editorial draft exploring Hausa history and cultural life across Hausaland—from early city-states and indigenous religious traditions to scholarship, literature, craft, and contemporary identity.

  • Hausaland and the city-states
  • Before Islamic dominance
  • Bori and spirit traditions
  • Oral literature and performance
Explore Hausa
Editorial image for the Yoruba guide

Developed editorial draft · 8 culture-specific sections

Yoruba

A developed editorial draft connecting Yoruba origin traditions, cities and kingdoms, orisa relationships, Ifa literature, performance, material culture, names, and global continuities.

  • Ile-Ife and origin traditions
  • Orisa and sacred relationships
  • Ifa literary and divination system
  • Kingdoms, cities, and civic identity
Explore Yoruba
Editorial image for the Igbo guide

Guide structure drafted · 6 culture-specific sections

Igbo

A guide structure prepared for source research and contributor review. Its concepts remain intentionally distinct from the Hausa and Yoruba editorial maps.

  • Alusi
  • Ancestors and spirits
  • Masquerades
  • Creation traditions
Explore Igbo

Structure follows culture

Editors can create, rename, reorder, and remove sections independently for every guide.

Browse without flattening

Related names, places, stories, and sources create connections without imposing one taxonomy.

Context stays visible

Place, contributor, source, and review status remain part of the reading experience.

A growing national record

Directory of Nigerian cultures and communities

This first directory contains 76 records. It is substantial but not exhaustive: names, boundaries, spellings, and relationships require continuing source and community review.

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