The making of history in colonial Haute Volta: Border conflicts between two moose chieftaincies,...

Retraces the occupation of land during the first decades of the 20th century in the province of Sanmatenga, Burkina Faso. Incorporation of Burkina Faso into the colony of Haute Volta; Conflict over land along the border separating Moose chieftaincies; Interpretation of land use pattern through kin-based pools of territories; Resistance to colonial authority.