History of Yaw Dabla Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro

Oral history of Yaw Dabla Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes its role as one of the seven founding families of the town. The account describes how the family came to move from Wasa to Banda and how they came to hold the position of Apamhene. Events from the early colonial period are described and a list of former male heads of family is provided. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Yaw Dabla Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 43. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.

Creator

• Anane, James
• Stahl, Ann B.

Contributors

• Jonathan Kwabena Miwo
• Kwaku Zuku

Subject

• Wars
• Telegraph
• Oral history
• Gold
• Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)
• Colonies

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Language

• English

Keyword

• Yaw Dabla Katoo
• Apamhene
• Family history
• Wasa
• Mo

Date created

• 1986-07-24

Relation

•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/99746ade-fe14-447b-b882-fd37f4c804e0

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Ahenkro

Coordinates

• 8.164591, -2.355672

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• Text

Date digitized

• 2016-08-21

Year

• 1986

Permalink

• http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/aecb91c4-07a3-4209-a5b2-2456b91ea609