List of nomadic peoples
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This is a list of nomadic people arranged by economic specialization and region.
Nomadic people are communities of who move from one place to another, rather than settling permanently in one location. Many cultures have traditionally been nomadic, but nomadic behavior is increasingly rare in industrialized countries.
Nomadic cultures are listed in three categories of economic specialization: hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads, and "peripatetic nomads".
Hunter-gatherers
Nomadic hunting and gathering, following seasonally available wild plants and game, is the oldest human method of subsistence.
AfricaAmericas
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AsiaAustralia
EuropeIndia
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Pastoralists
Pastoralists raise herds, driving them or moving with them, in patterns that normally avoid depleting pastures beyond their ability to recover. The pastoralists are sedentary to a certain area, as they move between the permanent spring, summer, autumn and winter (or dry and wet season) pastures for their livestock.
Africa
AmericasAsia
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Europe
IndiaMiddle East
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Peripatetic
Peripatetic nomads offer the skills of a craft or trade to the settled populations among whom they travel. They are the most common remaining nomadic peoples in industrialized nations.
Most or all of the following ethnonyms probably do not correspond to one community; many are locally or regionally used (sometimes as occupational names), others are used only by group members, and still others are used pejoratively only by outsiders.
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Europe
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