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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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Transhumance Is Now a Portuguese Heritage: Great Achievement for the Local Pastoralist Communities Once Stigmatised

Above image by Gonçalo Mota, RHE Initiative Julio Sa Rego (RHE Initiative and CRIA-Centre for Research in Anthropology) and Ioana Baskerville (Romanian Academy - Iasi Branch)On June 4th, Portugal inscribed transhumance in its National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage. It is the continuation of the global process of recognition of…
11.07.25

Newsletter June 2025

Photo above by Dawn Chatty The Commission on Nomadic Peoples is reviving its “news round-up”, starting with this first newsletter (of two a year).  The next newsletter will come out in December 2025. Please, let us know any announcement, initiative, project or publication you’d like to see in it. Click…
30.06.25

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
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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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