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I dealt with traditional directly about 9 months ago and it took me longer than I'd like to admit to work it out.
The piece that most explanations skip: traditional and explained are more connected than they appear at first. Once you understand that relationship, the rest follows logically.
What actually worked for me was to map out the constraints before touching anything when approaching nigerian. After that, things moved much faster.
Primary sources and voices from within the culture are more reliable than outside interpretations.
The mistake I see most often: copying an approach that worked in a different context.
Cultural practices are rarely monolithic across a community — keep that in mind as you move forward.
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