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Builsa Resistance to Slave Raiding

Builsa historical memory preserves resistance to slave raiding in the late nineteenth century, including conflict with forces associated with Babatu. Academic work emphasises multiple oral and archival accounts; this draft should be expanded without collapsing those accounts into one narrative.

Late nineteenth centuryUnder Review
FeokHistorical MemoryResistanceSlave Raiding
Date / periodLate nineteenth century
LocationBuilsa territory, including Sandema
Historical Context

Builsa historical memory preserves resistance to slave raiding in the late nineteenth century, including conflict with forces associated with Babatu. Academic work emphasises multiple oral and archival accounts; this draft should be expanded without collapsing those accounts into one narrative.

The Record

Builsa historical memory preserves resistance to slave raiding in the late nineteenth century, including conflict with forces associated with Babatu. Academic work emphasises multiple oral and archival accounts; this draft should be expanded without collapsing those accounts into one narrative.

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Outcome

Significance

The resistance is central to historical memory and is re-enacted and interpreted through Feok and associated war-dance traditions.

Memory

Legacy

The resistance is central to historical memory and is re-enacted and interpreted through Feok and associated war-dance traditions.

Knowledge Integrity

Sources & Historical Evidence

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  1. Indigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana. University of Ghana. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c
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    PreferredIndigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana. University of Ghana. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c
    APAIndigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana. University of Ghana. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c
    ChicagoIndigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana. University of Ghana. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c
    MLAIndigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana. University of Ghana. https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c
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