Kacstone Record’s urges establishment of a Museum at Pikworo Slave Camp to preserve cultural heritage
The proposed museum, he says, will help preserve and showcase artifacts that tell the rich cultural and historical story of the people of the land.
The Managing Director of Kacstone Records and Chairman of the Paga Youth Movement, Wenawome Duuriyem Aborah, has appealed to people in the diaspora to support the establishment of a museum at the historic Pikworo Slave Camp in Paga.
The proposed museum, he says, will help preserve and showcase artifacts that tell the rich cultural and historical story of the people of the land.
According to Aborah, a museum at the site will give tourists direct access to cultural materials that narrate the experiences and heritage of the area’s ancestors.
“We are happy to have you here, and we hope to receive support to establish a museum that can host artifacts we have lost over time, We call on the diaspora to support this initiative so that when visitors come, they can see these cultural treasures and engage more deeply with our history.”
He made the remarks on Wednesday, December 10, when organizers of the Cultural Oneness Festival, in collaboration with Kacstone Records and the Paga Youth Movement, hosted King Mumia II of the Wanga Kingdom in Kenya and the President of the Halem Tourism Board in the United States at the Pikworo Slave Camp.
Co-founder and CEO of Taste of Africa, organizers of the Oneness Festival, Tengol Kplemani, reiterated the purpose of the festival, explaining that it is designed to reconnect Africans with their roots and celebrate their shared identity.
“The Cultural Oneness Festival is about connecting the spirits of our ancestors and empowering kingdoms across Africa so we can own our culture, identity, and pride as African people,” he said.
He encouraged Africans to embrace their origins, emphasizing that their identity is purposeful.
“God doesn’t make mistakes. If He ever did, no man could correct it. There is a reason you are where you are, and the universal energies do not make mistakes. Live fully in your purpose as an African.”
King Mumia II, King of Wanga Kingdom in Kenya during the visit, said his collaboration with the festival organizers will climax in Tamale on December 11.
“The Kingdom of Wanga is 1,000 years old. I am the fourteenth king and was installed in 1974 at the age of 22. The population of my kingdom is more than six million people,” he said. “When the organizers came to Kenya, they were looking for kingdoms they could interact with. They found mine, and I am here to support their mission to unite the kingdoms of Africa.”
He expressed joy that people in the diaspora continue to return to places connected to their ancestral suffering, where many of their forebears endured harsh treatment under slavery and others died along the journey.
The gathering brought together chiefs and other traditional leaders from the Kassena-Nankana West Traditional Area, pupils from selected schools, community members, and cultural enthusiasts who all witnessed the call to preserve the site’s history for future generations.
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