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Tiv in midst of his farm on a sunny and hot day with a hoe hanging over his shoulder.
By Digital Team February 21, 2025
A group whose journey through time is one of migration, survival, and cultural preservation. Long before the present-day borders of Nigeria...
Map of Nigeria with Various Ethnic Groups
By Digital Team March 21, 2025
The Tiv people's approach to intermarriage and kinship relations reveals a deeply structured society where lineage, heritage, and tradition play crucial roles...
A man in a black and white striped dress is dancing
By Digital Team February 25, 2025
Interactions with various ethnic groups are described as they migrated and settled in different regions...

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Map of Nigeria with Various Ethnic Groups
By Digital Team March 21, 2025
The Tiv people's approach to intermarriage and kinship relations reveals a deeply structured society where lineage, heritage, and tradition play crucial roles...
A group of people standing and holding drums around an adolescent boy.
By Digital Team March 2, 2025
Throughout history, the Tiv embraced unique customs that define their identity, strength, and beauty, which were...
A man in a black and white striped dress is dancing
By Digital Team February 25, 2025
Interactions with various ethnic groups are described as they migrated and settled in different regions...
A man without a shirt is squatting down wearing a black and white striped loin cloth.
By Digital Team February 25, 2025
The black-and-white pattern carries symbolic weight with many that see it as representing harmony—black signifying...
An illustration of a family resting on their farm holding a new baby.
By Digital Team February 24, 2025
The story of Ipusu and Ichongo is crucial to appreciating Tiv heritage, as their legacy shapes the social and political structures of the Tiv people even today...
An illustration of a group of people talking on farmland.
By Digital Team February 24, 2025
Circumcision was introduced into Tiv culture through external influences, and became an important symbol of identity, shaping the traditions and beliefs of the people...
An african family scene with a mother sweeping and man are cooking over an open fire in a village
By Digital Team February 24, 2025
From birth to marriage and beyond, rituals create a structured path through life, filled with meaning and shared wisdom. These rites guide individuals from birth...
A male ruler is sitting on a throne with two lions behind him in black and white illustration
By Digital Team February 23, 2025
Before colonial rule, the Tiv had no central king, relying instead on councils of elders, it was a position established...
Nigerian porters carrying gun parts across Benue river in a British expedition to suppress slavery
By Digital Team February 23, 2025
This is the story of the Tiv clash with colonial rule and how their resilience, adaptability, and commitment shaped their future​...
Illustration of
By Digital Team February 21, 2025
As the Tiv expanded their territory, they clashed with other groups over land and resources. However, they developed...
Man wearing holding hoe behind his back over shoulders and woman crouching down to child sitting
By Digital Team February 21, 2025
Faced with environmental changes, population growth, and conflicts with neighbouring groups, the Tiv people...
Tiv in midst of his farm on a sunny and hot day with a hoe hanging over his shoulder.
By Digital Team February 21, 2025
A group whose journey through time is one of migration, survival, and cultural preservation. Long before the present-day borders of Nigeria...

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