This paper examines the impact of acculturation on the settlers of Sabon Gari quarters of Fagge local government of Kano state, who migrated to the area as early as 1911 after construction of the railways under the colonial government. The paper revisits the historical background of the area by analyzing the work of Bako, (2006), which accounts for the detailed history of the area since its creation in the 20th century. It further employs interviews as methodology in studying the nature of acculturation presence in the location. Unidirectional theory of acculturation is chosen to guide the research. The research findings reveal that the dominant culture has assimilated into the
Cuɗanyar Al’adu a Sabon Garin Kano: Wani Misali na “Mun zo Garinku Mun fi ku Rawa”
Haruna Umar Maikwari2
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of acculturation on the settlers of Sabon Gari quarters of Fagge local government of Kano state, who migrated to the area as early as 1911 after construction of the railways under the colonial government. The paper revisits the historical background of the area by analyzing the work of Bako, (2006), which accounts for the detailed history of the area since its creation in the 20th century. It further employs interviews as methodology in studying the nature of acculturation presence in the location. Unidirectional theory of acculturation is chosen to guide the research. The research findings reveal that the dominant culture has assimilated into the immigrants’ culture, the result which is against the research hypothesis. The paper hypothesize that all immigrants’ cultures would be assimilated into the Hausa culture being Kano one of the greatest ancient Hausa cities. The paper finally suggests that more researches should be conducted to ascertain the impact of acculturation in Sabon Gari and Kano Metropolis as a whole.
Tsakure
Sabon Gari Kano yanki ne da ya kasance ƙarƙashin ƙaramar hukumar Fagge da ke jihar Kano. Baƙin al’ummu su ne mazauna farko a yankin tun lokacin da hanyar jirgi ta kai garin Kano ƙarƙashin gwamnatin Turawan mulkin mallaka a shekarar 1911. Wannan takarda ta yi ƙoƙarin nazartar littafin Bako, (2006) a matsayin wani shakundum dangane da tarihin yankin musamman daga kafuwarsa zuwa ƙarni na 20. Daga nan ta yi amfani da dabarar hira domin binciko sakamakon cuɗanyar al’adu da aka samu a wanan yanki. Takardar ta yi amfani da ra’in Nashe Al’adu yayin gudanar da binciken. Sakamakon binciken ya ci karo da hasashensa, inda ya bayyana cewa, al’adun baƙin al’ummu ne suka yi tasiri a kan na Hausawa a yankin. Wato hakan ya zama koma bayan abin da aka yi hasashe na cewa al’adun Hausawa za su nashe na duk wasu al’ummu da suka tsinci kansu a yankin, kasancewar Kano ɗaya daga cikin manyan garuruwan Hausawa. Daga ƙarshe takardar ta ba da shawarwari wanda ɗaya daga ciki shi ne cewar a gudanar da nazarin da zai yi hasashen sakamakon wannan cuɗanyar al’adu ga al’ummar yankin da kuma Kano baki ɗaya.
Citation:
Sani, A-U. & Maikwari, H.U. (2019). Cuɗanyar Al’adu a Sabon Garin Kano: Wani Misali na “Mun zo Garinku Mun fi ku Rawa.” In EAS Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Volume-1, Issue-4. Pp 240-245. ISSN: 2663-0958 (Print) & ISSN: 2663-6743 (Online) Available at: http://www.easpublisher.com/download/5394/