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The Commission on Nomadic Peoples is part of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) and is a leading academic organization working with mobile peoples, including Indigenous, traditional, nomadic, and tribal peoples.

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A Toyota and Camel: Two popular modes of transport for Bedouin in the Feynan region of Jordan. September 2022. Photo by Ariell Ahearn.

 

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Awassi sheep. Photo by Sacha Mouzin.

 

Donkey carrying newborn goat kids during the spring migration with Shah Goli and Ali Ghoabad’s family in 2023. Photo by Sacha Mouzin

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Best Student Essay Prize 2026

The Commission on Nomadic Peoples is pleased to call for submissions for the CNP Best Student Essay Prize 2026 on the broad topic of nomadic peoples, as defined in our journal, Nomadic Peoples.   The winner will be awarded a prize of £250 and guaranteed free, open-access publication in Nomadic Peoples…
23.09.26

New Nomadic Peoples special issue! Volume 30, number 2

Nomadic Peoples 30.2 (2026) is out and open access! It includes a 'Pastoralists and COVID-19’ special issue guest edited by Angela Kronenburg García, Joana Roque de Pinho, and  Annemiek Pas Schrijver, and a special section on the UN International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026).   Check it out and…
23.09.26

World Anthropological Union Congress WAU2027 in Lisbon, Portugal

The next World Anthropological Union Congress will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, next year, 31 Aug- 4 Sep 2027, and the call for panels, roundtables and workshops is open until 2 October 2026. https://www.waucongress2027.org/   As usual, the Commission on Nomadic Peoples encourages and supports the submission of panels by Commission…
23.09.26
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Nomadic Peoples Journal

Nomadic Peoples is an international open-access journal published by the White Horse Press for the Commission on Nomadic Peoples.

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Khangai mountains and steppe of Northern Bayanhongor province, Mongolia. July 2023. Photo by Ariell Ahearn.

Herder ger (traditional mobile dwelling) after a rainstorm in Bayanhongor province, Mongolia. July 2023. Photo by Ariell Ahearn

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