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Siniensi

One of the major historic communities of the Builsa Traditional Area.

Builsa North Municipality
Community Profile

About Siniensi

One of the major historic communities of the Builsa Traditional Area.

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History & Identity

Origins, history and community change

Origins & settlement traditions

One oral-historical account documented in University of Ghana research associates Siniensi/Siniensa with Asinien, a son of Atuga, who is said to have founded the Siniensa chiefdom. Preferred spelling, lineage detail and chronology require community confirmation.

Traditional Leadership & Customary Institutions

Leadership, land and custodianship in Siniensi

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Traditional officeSeniensa-Nab
Culture & Community Life

What is distinctive about this community

Livelihood & economic life

Agriculture and periodic market exchange are part of local economic life. MoFA records Siniensi among the smaller market centres of the former Builsa District. Current trading patterns and occupations should be documented locally.

Place & Landscape

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Knowledge Integrity

Sources & Historical Evidence

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Sources used for this record

  1. Builsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf
    SRC-000012Government Record
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    PreferredBuilsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf
    APABuilsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf
    ChicagoBuilsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf
    MLABuilsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024. Ministry of Finance, Ghana. https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf
    BibTeX@misc{ministryoffinance, author = {Ministry of Finance, Ghana}, title = {Builsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024}, year = {}, url = {https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf} }
    RISTY - GEN TI - Builsa North Municipal Composite Budget 2024 AU - Ministry of Finance, Ghana PY - UR - https://www.mofep.gov.gh/sites/default/files/composite-budget/2024/UE/Builsa_North.pdf ER -
  2. Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana. https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa
    SRC-000010Government Record
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    PreferredGhana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana. https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa
    APAGhana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana. https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa
    ChicagoGhana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana. https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa
    MLAGhana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana. https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa
    BibTeX@misc{ministryoffoodandagriculture, author = {Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana}, title = {Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile}, year = {}, url = {https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa} }
    RISTY - GEN TI - Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture — Builsa district profile AU - Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana PY - UR - https://www.mofa.gov.gh/site/index.php/directorates/61-district-directorates/district-upper-east/262-builsa ER -
  3. Sule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    SULE-2022Thesis
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    PreferredSule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    APASule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    ChicagoSule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    MLASule, H. B. (2022). Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957. MPhil thesis, University of Education, Winneba.
    BibTeX@misc{hbsule2022, author = {H. B. Sule}, title = {Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957}, year = {2022}, url = {https://ir.uew.edu.gh/handle/123456789/2176} }
    RISTY - GEN TI - Chieftaincy in Builsa, 1900–1957 AU - H. B. Sule PY - 2022 UR - https://ir.uew.edu.gh/handle/123456789/2176 ER -
  4. 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
    SRC-000021Thesis
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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
    BibTeX@misc{universityofghana, author = {University of Ghana}, title = {Indigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana}, year = {}, url = {https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c} }
    RISTY - GEN TI - Indigenous Resistance to Slavery by the Builsa People of Northern Ghana AU - University of Ghana PY - UR - https://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/items/8a9f902f-c934-431e-8e89-beeb13dd691c ER -