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Yoruba Tribe Research Paper

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Nigeria is a country with over 250 ethnic groups which are also known as tribes. Consequently, and unfortunately, we are a very tribalistic nation in the sense that each person is loyal to their tribe and generally has negative attitudes towards members of other ethnic groups. This tribalism has fostered hatred between ethnic groups and is a continuous source of political tension. Growing up as a member of the Yoruba tribe, I believed many negative stereotypes about people from other tribes. For example, I always believed that the Igbo people were dishonest and greedy and that the Hausa people were illiterates. However, attending the high school I did was an experience that contributed to my understanding of people from tribes other than mine

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