Oral history of Hakalo Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes a time when the Hakalo family was living near Nsawkaw and how they came to live with the Nafana people of Banda. It recounts how a member of the family declined an offer to serve as Nifahene in the Banda chieftaincy. A list of former male and female heads of family is included. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Hakalo Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 18. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Nifahene; Nsawkaw; Family history; Migration; Hakalo Katoo
Oral history of Gbaha Katoo (house), Makala, describes how the family came from Kakala to live in the Banda area. The role of the hunter Gbahe is recounted and the history lists former chiefs of Makala. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gbaha Katoo, Makala. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 9. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala
Subjects:
Kakala; Twafourhene; Family history; Gbaha Katoo; Migration
Oral history of Gape Katoo (house), Bofie, describes Gape Katoo's relationship to other Dompo families (Kuulo of Dompofie) and how their ancestor Buari Kojo came to live in the area. The history lists former male and female heads of family. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gape Katoo, Bofie. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 7-8. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Oral history of Nyawaa Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes the family's origins in Kakala and how the family came to fill the position of Krontihene and be one of the seven founding families of Ahenkro. The story of Queen Mother Chambe Bͻͻfien [Boofien] and her encounter with the Mo hunter Petele and his sister accounts for Nyawaa Katoo's exclusion from succession to the paramount stool. A list of former male heads of family is included. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Nyawaa Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 31. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Pehzoo; Kabruno; Chambe Boofien; Krontihene; Nyawaa Katoo; Mo; Kakala; Family history
Subjects Facet:
Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Nafana (African people); Oral history; Hunters; Pearl millet; Hunting
Creator:
Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Sie Kwadwo; Kwaku Mori; Kwasi Wullumbo