If you happen to be one of the first author to write about your culture for non-local readers, then you will be the one to decide which elements to use and how those elements in your story should be described. Even if you are writing your story based on historical fiction, worldbuilding is still a critical process you must go through. [ Click this link to watch the video that mirrors this post. ] You have to decide from scratch about which cultural symbol, architecture, or even practices you need to focus on to keep your story culturally authentic. Why is this important? Because if you want to create a 3-D character, you must create a 3-D space for her. For example, you cannot just show how emotions are expressed, you also have to show what belief and customs this expression is based on. In some culture, a man who says what he means is considered honest, but in another culture it is considered rude. This has nothing at all to do with how advanced, or how developed, or how so...
An indigenous writer who writes in English.