Greetings to all,

Like many African Americans, I have also gotten my AncestryDNA analyzed and I was very happy to find out that I have ancestry from all regions of Africa, but most significantly from Ghana and Nigeria. Growing up, I was always around Africans (mostly Senegal, Guinea, and Ivory Coast) and my parents always emphasized the beauty and glory of African cultures in general since we didn't know where we were from really.

I have been learning about Yoruba, Wolof, and Mandinka cultures throughout my life (yes, I know the latter two are not a part of Nigeria), but I want to learn more about my Igbo roots as well. From my DNA results, it seems that I have a good representation of both Yoruba and Igbo bloodlines, so I'd like to have a good knowledge of both.

My ancestors were forcibly separated from all of their cultures, so my goal is to assemble information on as many of those cultures as possible for future generations so we will never lose it again. Please help me heal my family with any information you can share.

Edit: I am especially interested in traditional religions. I was very fortunate to grow up with exposure to Lucumi and Traditional Isese as well as to syncretic Islam from Senegal and Ivory Coast, but I am also interested in learning about Odinani, Akan, Kongo, and any other tradition anyone may know about.

Lalasticlala Mynd44 Seun Oya come o, there is a new guy in the building that needs help.

Of what use is culture when the world is becoming one?

Culture only divides.