The Ekuoana family has appealed to the Asante Regional House of Chiefs. All rights reserved. The National House of Chiefs has authority over traditional laws and customs, and chiefs have a great deal of influence in the community and government. About the Fanti people. Just like any other paramount chief in the Asante Kimgdom, the authority of Offinsoman as a paramountcy and its chief as a paramount chief or Omanhene is derived from the Golden Stool of the Asante Kingdom and that of the Asantehene. Adoma gave birth to Agyaa, Akua Gyarbuor, Ama Amponsaah, and Nakaa Obisiw. However, have you ever wondered who fit into Ghanas version of high society families; leaving legacies and sitting on mountains of drool-worthy inheritances? In 2015, the issue was handled by a judicial committee of Offinso Traditional Council of which judgment went in favour of the Aduana royal family as the rightful owners and occupants of the stool. A collection of essays on the Akan peoples of Ghana, particularly the most powerful of all their kingdoms: Asante. The delicacy of the foundation of Offinso history is rooted in two main entrenched schools of thought supported by oral tradition.

The book also contains histories of towns and villages in the Offinso South Municipal and the Offinso North District, churches, schools, the Muslim Community and important personalities one has to know in Offinso. To Create History Encyclopedia for each Traditional State in Ghana; to join all the pieces of histories together (both written and oral) as one cohesive history with attributes of authenticity. The people then decided to settle at the southern part of an Odum tree in order to ensure her safety. As the years passed by Yaa Akuaa gave birth to Appiah Kwakwatu and Adoma. In terms of sitting arrangement of the Asanteman Council, Offinsohene sits at the right hand side of Otumfuor. It should be unequivocally stated that Offinshomanhene, together with all the paramount chiefs within Asante, serve in Manhyia and participates fully in the governance of the Asante Kingdom. Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has eased slowly into retirement but his familys name still packs quite the punch in the big circles in Ghana. Kwame Nkrumah: The Father of African Nationalism by David Birmingham. (Refer to the Offinso History for detailed information.). This guide includes history and wildlife sections, accommodation and restaurant recommendations, and other practical information. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents.

The Asakyiri family migrated from Adansi Akrokere to Offinso. Ghana has much to offer the visitor: tropical beaches, waterfalls, the game-rich savannah of Mole National Park, the coastal forts. The departure of Nana Tieku and his entourage occurred on Friday, hence the oath Efiada Amantuo for the Abuasuhene of Offinso. Children's Books About the Ghana Empire and West Africa

3. 1. The Akpo Family The name of this prince in question was not captured. This became paramount since authenticity of the information gathered cannot be said to be entirely authentic when section of Ghanaians (Ghanaians living abroad) are left out. Historical Dictionary of Ghana by David Owusu-Ansah and Daniel Miles McFarland. Video, 00:03:21Reverse migration: Why I moved to Ghana, 'I teach computing with no computers' Video, 00:01:56'I teach computing with no computers', Building on Ghana's success. I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license: Please help improve this media file by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related media files (. The book contains histories of the Paramountcy, the divisional royal families, the sub-royal families, the affiliate royal families, service stools, Adikrofo, etc. The Duffuor Family Links to articles and websites that assist in Ghana research. This was the second Asante-Dormaa War in 1698. Fante by Chika Okeke and George Bond. The Making of an African King by Anthony Ephirim-Donkor is about royal succession among the Effutu people of Ghana. Others can be found in Beposo, Agogo, Afrantwo, Obuase, Anou and other places. It is believed that the leadership position of the entourage was occupied by Froben-Twea, Amponsah Kwatia, Nana Abena Boah and Nana Dankwah Gyeawowa. They migrated to Asante Atoa before they finally settled at Offinso. Ofobi Oti therefore became brother-in-law to the Asantehene, Otumfour Osei Tutu I. Stills courtesy of the Adamah-Togobo family, part of the Black Cultural Archives collection. Nana Abena Boaa was the sister of Nana Amponsa Kwatia. Oral tradition confirms that he originally migrated from Kyebi before settling at Adansi Ayaase for a while. Until a judgment is given in favour of the Ekuona people, the Aduana family will remain occupants of the stool per the judgment of the Offinso Traditional Council. Forests of Gold by Ivor Wilks. The Adansis were known for their ability to build illustrious structures in their Kingdom, hence the name adansi lilterally meaning builders.

These three elements would be discussed in detail and elaborated in the 2nd Edition of Offinso State Book. An Archaeology of Elmina: Africans and Europeans on the Gold Coast, 1400-1900 by Christopher R. Decorse.

The Asona royalty of the Offinso paramountcy has two main gates namely, Ashirem and Ankonkodiase. Video, 00:01:16Tense scenes in Sri Lanka - BBC reporter on the ground, 'We've spent years preparing our Comic-Con costumes' Video, 00:02:01'We've spent years preparing our Comic-Con costumes', Normal People star wants to play a villain. With regard to Nana Nakaa Obisiw he was born during the Offinso settlement. . Otumfuo Osei Agyeman Prempeh's ruling in 1946 was rooted and affirmed in the Asona origin and thus Asona ascent to the Offinso paramount stool. Historically, it has been attested via oral history that the Asona Family settled in Adansi together with the people of Achem, Edwoso and Beposo in the mid-14th century. Some chiefs took gold, diamond and silver. According to oral tradition, they stayed in Adansi Obuase. This approach by the Denkyirahene irritated most of the people, especially the Tieku Aduana royal family of Denkyira. 2. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. @ Bureau of Ghana Languages .Behind 37 Military Hospital,Brigade Street KawukudiGhana, 0207722413 / 0244822705ghanastatebook@yahoo.com, Brief Profile of Offinso Traditional Area. (4,963 3,509 pixels, file size: 1.33 MB, MIME type: Huahi Achama Tutuwaa Royal Family Tree.jpg, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0, Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/user:HuahiRoyals, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Huahi_Achama_Tutuwaa_Royal_Family_Tree.jpg&oldid=629339368, Media needing categories as of 15 February 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. It is irrefutable to mention that Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene, through his numerous developmental initiatives, has contributed immensely towards the rapid growth of the Offinso State. After the death of Nana Amponsah Yentumi, he was succeeded by Appiah Kwakwatu. Bradt Ghana by Philip Briggs.

After the incident, the people expected justice from the Denkyira chief, Nana Boa Amponsem. Oral history captured in ROHIK suggests that Nana Dankwah Gyeawowa was buried on the way to Nyamaaa Fetish in Antoa and the place was supposedly marked by an ntome tree. The Asona Family (Offinso people) left Kokobiako for Akrofuom at the time their kinsman, Nana Okai I, was the chief probably to offer him security. Due to conflicts with neighbouring states, namely, Denkyira, the Adansi lost much of its identity and much of it was absorbed into the Denkyira Empire. After European traders arrived in the 15th century, the area came to be known as the Gold Coast because its residents traded gold for European goods.

Diverse historical accounts have been given with regard to Nana Tabi's migration to Offinso. Video, 00:03:21, 'I teach computing with no computers' Video, 00:01:56, Building on Ghana's success. Nkrumah & the Chiefs: The Politics of Chieftaincy in Ghana, 1951-1960 by Steven J. Salm and Toyin Falola. Most of the royals from this gate settle in Tutuase, Kokote, Nkenkaasu, Amoawi, Namong, and Asamankama. and flourished for more than a thousand years.

A story is told that the chief warrior of the Dormaa State at the time called Nana Kwabi had sworn never to allow himself to be captured and sent to Kumasi. The Abuasu Stool is currently occupied by Aduana royal family and traces its ancestral root to Denkyira. Video, 00:01:03One-minute World News, Sunak or Truss will be next PM, Tory MPs decide. The lens of the existing historical facts focuses on the true relationship that exists among the three aforementioned ancestors believed to have brought forth the royalty of the Asona entourage that eventually metamorphosed into the royalty of the present Offinso paramountcy in the Asante Kingdom.

The entourage settled at various places including Dedesua, Antoa and Dumanafo, where the hunters among them started searching for a permanent place of abode for the people. Headed by James Akpo, better known as Togbe Afede XIV who is chairman of the Volta House of Chiefs. To document the histories of the royal families in each area to enhance understanding of current and future sources of chieftaincy conflicts, land acquisition disputes, inheritance contestations, etc. The ancient empire of Ghana was located in the western Sudan, at least 500 miles from modern Ghana. He meant that after the sharing of the goods, he wanted the leftover, the land. The misunderstanding created a deep enmity that resulted in the migration of Nana Aku Boaa and his brother, Kwasi Kwaw, popularly called Kwasi Kokor and her six children comprising one (1) male and five (5) females. The royal Asene clan of Obuase migrated from Denkyira Brofoyedu. Video, 00:01:03, Sunak or Truss will be next PM, Tory MPs decide, High winds fuel fire raging near Athens. after the victory over the Dormaa, Nana Osei Tutu I, and his victorious war leaders sat to share their acquisitions (booty, spoils).

The name Asamanka originated from the fact that. This page has been viewed 15,630 times (1,764 via redirect). The Aduana royal family of Abuasu traces its root to Denkyira. 5. He co-founded Data Bank, and founded the SAS group of companies. Read about our approach to external linking. As well as documenting official and unofficial cultural practices of all the traditional states in the ten regions of Ghana with an aim of protecting our heritage and building the true definition of Ghanaian Cultural image. Another version of the oral history indicates that the first migrants were Nakaa Obisiw and Yaa Akuaa but not Amponsah Yentumi as it is claimed. For ages 9 to 12. The Asona royals finally settled on the land which became known as Dumanafo. YEN.com.gh, in no particular order, has identified some of the families (that we think) fit the bill of the most influential Ghanaian families: That notwithstanding, there have been instances where people from different clans like Asakyiri and Asene have occupied the Stool of Asamankama which is also the Akwamu Stool of Offnso. Oral history has it that. There are dozens of tribes in Ghana, and the institution of chieftaincy is guaranteed by the constitution. They named their new place Dankoman meaning we brought our own stool. Parts of the country were formerly ruled by Portugal, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, and Great Britain. This page was last edited on 21 July 2022, at 15:03. Oral historical account also explains the calmness of Nana Wiafe Akenten I during the sharing at Bekyem. They migrated to Kumasi and called on the Asantehene, at the time Nana Osei Tutu I, to give them a place to settle. "The History of Ashanti Kings and the Whole Country Itself" and Other Writings by Agyeman Prempeh I. Section of the Book also captures Family Tree which are used to determined lines of succession of the various royal families in the Offinso Traditional Area. Nana Kwame Tieku continued the good work of his predecessor. The Offinso State Book which was launched on 14th October, 2016 in Offinso Newtown was the third State Book produced by Ghana State Book Project in collaboration with the Offinso Traditional Council. Oral history affirms that he was sent by the Kyebihene to find out whether or not his brother, the Offinsohene and his people had got a comfortable place of abode. Biography of Ghana's first president. The royals of Obuase belong to the Asene clan. Royalty in Africa Other chiefs took clothes which can be described as a gem of cultural value with artistic tapestry. Nana Kwame Tieku, the brother of Nana Kwabena Kwakuah, succeeded him as the Kyidomhene of Denkyira State. The history captured in this book gives an introduction of the emergence of the various groups in Anou and for that matter the Krontire Stool. Refer to Offinso State book for more details. State and Society in Pre-Colonial Asante by T. C. McCaskie.

Their intention to seek a new settlement was based on two reasons; firstly to have a place that they could permanently settle as their own and, secondly, to secure a place large enough to accommodate their increasing population. Ankonkodease is a name of a tree. Modern-day Ghana is comprised of Britain's Gold Coast colony and the British part of Togoland, a German protectorate that eventually fell under the control of Britain and France.

That notwithdstanding, the current Obuasehene, Nana Osei Boateng Yentumi, and other royals believe that the first migrant was Nana Amponsah Yentumi. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. In the 2014 Mmoaninko brochure, Rev. It is believed that they migrated in different periods.

This gap has motivated various oral historical accounts to be given from different perspectives. Inversely, justice was exacted with leniency leaving the son unpunished.

He settled them at Pampaso. Video, 00:01:42, 'Like Armageddon' - heatwave fire destroys garden, Sunak or Truss will be next PM, Tory MPs decide. Video, 00:02:42Ghanaian royalty, living in east London, Up Next. That notwithstanding, the historical views of the two royal families were captured in the Offinso State Book just as were presented in order to ensure fairness and equity. Video, 00:01:09, Ukraine's First Lady asks US Congress for weapons, 'Like Armageddon' - heatwave fire destroys garden. Refer to Offinso State book for more details. Yaa Asantewaa Profile They are popularly called Guakro Bretuo. They built small houses and started farming.

Refer to Offinso State book for more details. The gold-mining frontier, African labor, and colonial capitalism in the Gold Coast, 1875-1900. These two birds have become the historic emblems of the royal family to date. Between the late 1630s and early 1640s Kwabena Kwakuah, the son of Nana Adwoa Fosua, assisted the Denkyira state in diverse ways. Nana Tabi followed the steps of the Asona family who earlier on migrated from Adansi Akrofuom in different groups to seek a new place of settlement. This Book (Offinso State Book) was written and launched during the reign of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the king of the Asante Kingdom and Nana Wiafe Akenten III, Offinsohene. They revealed a lot of previously unknown information about her family, which led to an exhibition at the Black Cultural Archives in London. During the reign of Nana Dankwah Gyeawowa, the Asona entourage began to seek a new settlement. General News of Thursday, 9 November 2017. To correct all the anglicized names of towns and villages in Ghana through building accurate historical antecedence to protect any future diversion or distortions in our Ghanaian languages. The emblem of the family is a vulture. 'It's not just a shoe, it's a piece of royalty' Video, 00:02:54, 'It's not just a shoe, it's a piece of royalty', Reverse migration: Why I moved to Ghana. The oath was however broken by Nana Wiafe Akenten I when he captured the war leader of Dormaa, Nana Kwabi.

After the establishment of Offinso State in the mid-17th Century, Asantehene Osei Tutu I (Opemsuo) gave out the land stretching from River Dosuo to Akomadan-Afrantwo after the 2nd Asante-Dormaa War.

Oral tradition attests to the fact that the Offinso royalty derives its lineage from one Abrewa Dokua, a descendant of Abrewa Asakra, whose lineage is traced to Aso-a-Oboadea (4). The Rawlingses Oral history attests that it was under the leadership of Nana Dwamena Tia that brought the entourage to the present day Offinso.

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