By Ishmael Junourgh 
In Tengzuk, in Ghana’s Upper East Region, history is not confined to books or archives. It lives in the landscape, in oral traditions, in sacred places and in institutions that have survived generations of social and political change.
At the centre of this history is the Kpatarnaab, a traditional authority whose position brings together elements of chieftaincy, spirituality and customary governance.
My fieldwork in Tengzuk, undertaken as part of my research on sustainable climate adaptation and environmental peacebuilding, provided an opportunity to listen to community members and observe the institutions surrounding the area’s sacred landscape.
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