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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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Nomadic Peoples Best Student Essay 2025

The Commission on Nomadic Peoples calls for submissions for the 2025 Best Student Essay Prize on the broad topic of nomadic peoples, as defined in our journal. A focus on pastoralism, uncertainty and resilience, and their intersections, is encouraged.   Prize Details Best Student Essay prize of £250 and GUARANTEED…
14.06.25

IUAES Roundtable 2021: Not Quite the End of Nomadism

Recording of the IUAES 2021 Annual Conference Roundtable called Not Quite the End of Nomadism, organised and chaired by Anthony Howarth. Blog written by Anthony Howarth.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 Anthony Howarth is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Population Ageing, a Research Affiliate at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, and…
09.11.24

Panel on Pastoralism in the Face of Climate Change and the COVID-19 Pandemic in East Africa hosted by the Commission on Nomadic Peoples (CNP

Image from Emmanuel Ole Kileli Blog by Emmanuel Ole Kileli On October 20, 2023, the Commission on Nomadic Peoples (CNP) hosted a virtual panel on “Pastoralism in the face of Climate Change and the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa” convened by Dr. Kariuki Kirigia, University of Toronto, Canada, who was…
06.11.24
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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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