Study of the Cultural Impact of Communal Living by the Indigenous Settlers in Rural Communities within Abuja City
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This paper looks at the cultural significance and impacts of community living within a select
group of the indigenous settlers in the capital city of Abuja, Nigeria. The study identified the Gbágyì
people as the major settlers amongst other minor settlers within the region. It identified the major
challenges imprinted by modern development and urbanisation amongst other issues like economic
marginalisation on the erosion of cultural practices and norms of the people. Through the review of the
lifestyles and communal interactions of this indigenous people, the study identified the rich values the
culture of the people imprints into the general communities within the region such as their social
structure, leadership, festivals, beliefs, customary practices, communal livelihood, economic structure
vocation, arts and craftsmanship. The significance of this is to understand the role of cultural practices in
epitomizing the relevance of communal lifestyle in heritage conservations.
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