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Kuranko people
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The Kuranko moved into the territory of present-day Sierra Leone from Mande in what is now Mali,after some leadership struggles in the Empire. The Kuranko's were the rulers and military leaders during the night of the empire. Due to the vastness of the empire, and their role in the military, they were deployed across East to West Africa. One of the most prominent military group led by warrior Mansa Kama, who lived approximately between 1650 and 1720. Was in charge of securing the west African trade route to the port in present day Freetown. WEB, Heroes, Sierra Leone Web,weblink 2 November 2016, Mansa Kama founded Kamadugu, now contained within the Sengbe Chiefdom of Koinadugu District, as well as Kholifa, which is still a chiefdom to this day, and extended his rule across Sierra Leone, Foredugu to the port in Koya (Queen Elizabeth II Queue). Kama travelled widely across the area with an Islamic alfa in the late 1600s, encountering numerous military battles on the way. This included establishing the town of Kamadugu, which is named after him. Eventually he settled in Rowala, which became the centre of the new Kuranko country, where he remained the leader until his death.Economy
The Kuranko are primarily a hunting and trading people, with these activities exceeding farming as their primary employment.BOOK, Fairhead, James, Leach, Melissa, 1996, Misreading the African Landscape: Society and Ecology in a Forest-Savanna Mosaic, CUP Archive, 9780521563536,weblink 34, Since their origins were in the savanna lands, they have taken active measures to preserve their habitat as this type, including setting fires as part of the hunting process, to ensure that large plant life and woodland does not dominate. As the Kuranko have moved south over time, so they have maintained this savanna and burning lifestyle, leading to a gradual southward moving of the limit of the savanna lands. (This narrative is limited to the Mansa Kama era. However, the Kuranko history goes beyond the Kama, who was a newcomer to the scene at that time. this story needs to be told from the real Kuranko history perspective.)Culture and customs
Men in the Kuranko culture undergo various initiation rituals on reaching puberty, becoming members of a secretive "club" when they do so.BOOK, Schierling, Jake, Schierling, Ruth, 2013, From Football to Freetown, WestBowPress, 9781490804538,weblink 130â133, The initiation consists of a circumcision, training sessions, and the right to wear certain articles of clothing. Once initiated, men are free to marry, paying a bride price to the family of the chosen woman. The Kuranko are polygamous, and some men have more than one wife.The Kuranko people also utilize practices of the Bondo secret society which aims at gradually but firmly establishing attitudes related to adulthood in girls, discussions on fertility, morality and proper sexual comportment. The society also maintains an interest in the well-being of its members throughout their lives.Pemunta, N. V., & Tabenyang, C.-J. (2017). Cultural power, ritual symbolism and human rights violations in Sierra Leone. Cogent Social Sciences, 1â27.weblink Owolabi, et al. Female Genital Mutilation in Sierra Leone: Who Are the Decision Makers? African Journal of Reproductive Health / La Revue Africaine de La Santé Reproductive, vol. 16, no. 4, Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), 2012, pp. 119â31,weblinkweblink FMG in Sierra Leone, 28TooMany, Registered Charity: No. 1150379, 2021-12-28, 2021-12-22,weblink dead,Religious and traditional beliefs
The Kuranko lands were one of the first areas of Sierra Leone to adopt Islam as its religion, and many Kuranko are nominally Muslim.BOOK, Coulter, Chris, 2015, Bush Wives and Girl Soldiers, Cornell University Press, 9780801457241,weblink 62, However, the region is very isolated, and many of the more formal aspects of the Islamic faith are not adhered to. The people are also not politically Islamic, with the dichotomy between Catholic and Islamic African populations, not a major issue here.In place of formal Islam, the people continue to believe in many aspects of their ancient religion.The Kuranko believe that in the forests, the rivers, and the mountains live quasi-human beings known as Nyenne. These are "bush spirits," who are believed to influence Kuranko's life in different ways. Ancestral spirit and natural ecosystem forms the core of the Kuranko spiritual lifeBOOK, Ingold, Tim, 2002, Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Taylor & Francis, 9780415286046,weblink 604,Kuranko patronyms
- Marah
- Kaloko
- Thoronka
- Kargbo
- Koroma
Notable Kuranko people
- Mansa Kama, a great Kuranko warrior of northeast Sierra Leone
- Karefa Kargbo, Sierra Leonean politician
- Kaifala Marah,WEB, Ibrahim Sorie, Fornah, Who should President Koroma Look for?,weblink 7 November 2016, former Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone
- Aminata Kamissoko, Guinean musician
- Augustus Kargbo, Sierra Leonean footballer
- Ibrahim Kargbo, Sierra Leonean footballer
- Kamso Mara, Guinean footballer
- Mamoudou Mara, Guinean footballer
- Mohamed Mara, Guinean footballer
- Fantacee Wiz, Sierra Leonean musician
- Bal Tamba, Sierra Leonean, King of Barawa Ferawa
- Kalma Kumba Samba, Sierra Leonean, warrior and Hunter
- Bolka Dan, Sierra Leonean,
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