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Archaeology & Anthropology 2018
Global Journal of Research and Review
ISSN: 2393-8854
Page 40
October 01-02, 2018
London, UK
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Edition of international Conference on
Archaeology and
Anthropology
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any societies of the world experience changes in their
cultural attributes as a result of cultural assimilation over
time. This is also the case with the Fulani settlements within the
Ilorin Emirate of Kwara State known as Gaa. The Gaa settlements
are occupied by the Fulani ethnic groups that migrated with their
kiths and kin over three hundred years ago and have settled
permanently as agro-pastoralist communities within the country
sides. However, the Ilorin Emirate being an area of various
ethnic groups predominated by the Yoruba ethnic group have
significantly influenced the cultural attributes of the Fulanis
and has resulted in changes in their lifestyle. The Fulanis have
many of their traditions preserved in memories that are passed
down from one generation to another. However, many of their
traditions are gradually becoming extinct as the younger ones are
fast embracing modernization, education, intermarriage among
others thereby leading to gradual loss of their cultural identities
including language, diet, dressing, architecture as well as their
settlement history. Therefore, this paper focuses on some of the
material culture of the people that have declined and/or declining
over time such as food, dress, architecture, and examines some
of the measures taken by the people to ameliorate the problem.
The paper concludes that if adequate measures are not put in
place to check the cultural decay, total erosion of the Gaa Fulanis’
culture in diet, dressing, architecture among others within the
Ilorin Emirate may result into a disconnect between their future
generations and their past.
bolaji.owoseni@kwasu.edu.ngDeclining cultural identities of the GAA Fulani people of the
Ilorin Emirate, Kwara state
Bolaji J Owoseni
Kwara State University, Nigeria
Glob J Res Rev 2018, Volume 5
DOI: 10.21767/2393-8854-C1-003