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Also, do you guys think this should be taught in schools?

I feel as though as Nigerians we are losing what's left of our culture due to westernization. It makes me happy to learn and discover alot of these old cultural aspects many tribes had and It would be nice if the Nigerian Government would implement more ancient culture in schools and the society overall. I'm sure this is easier said than done but what do you guys think?

I see multiple questions in this thread, so I'll provide my opinion for each one...

Q1. How Does One Go About Learning Nsibidi?
Ans: You don't. Nsibidi is not taught anywhere, except for within any surviving leopard clubs. Even so, knowledge of precolonial Nsibidi has likely deteriorated so much, even within these clubs, that there is practically nothing left to teach (i.e. Nsibidi is, for all intents and purposes, dead)

Q2. Do you guys think this should be taught in schools?
Ans: As an extracurricular or an elective course, maybe. However, to begin with, general knowledge of Nsibidi itself is basically at the level of a faint memory. Beyond that, the system itself never developed enough to be useful to us in this modern day. I do not see any sense in teaching it as a core subject.

Q3. What do you think about the gov't implementing culture studies in schools?
Ans: I simply do not believe that the Nigerian government is up to the task. Would it be nice? Sure. Ultimately, it seems impossible. For now, the various cultures will have to bear separately their responsibility of implementing their own culture studies within their socio-cultural organizations (and I'm inclined to believe that all Nigerian cultures have at least one socio-cultural organization).

Good answer!

ChinenyeN:
I see multiple questions in this thread, so I'll provide my opinion for each one...

Q1. How Does One Go About Learning Nsibidi?
Ans: You don't. Nsibidi is not taught anywhere, except for within any surviving leopard clubs. Even so, knowledge of precolonial Nsibidi has likely deteriorated so much, even within these clubs, that there is practically nothing left to teach (i.e. Nsibidi is, for all intents and purposes, dead)

Q2. Do you guys think this should be taught in schools?
Ans: As an extracurricular or an elective course, maybe. However, to begin with, general knowledge of Nsibidi itself is basically at the level of a faint memory. Beyond that, the system itself never developed enough to be useful to us in this modern day. I do not see any sense in teaching it as a core subject.

Q3. What do you think about the gov't implementing culture studies in schools?
Ans: I simply do not believe that the Nigerian government is up to the task. Would it be nice? Sure. Ultimately, it seems impossible. For now, the various cultures will have to bear separately their responsibility of implementing their own culture studies within their socio-cultural organizations (and I'm inclined to believe that all Nigerian cultures have at least one socio-cultural organization).