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Herding

Moving with cattle, camels, sheep, yaks or reindeer. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

Atonisuku Atoni 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreVillage-based people of Timor known for symbolic house design and duality concepts About 933,000 Meshwesh 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreAncient Libyan tribe that once ruled parts of Egypt Historical Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic Alchon Huns 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNomadic conquerors of Central Asia and northern India in late antiquity Historical Rashaida 🇪🇷 Eritrea and 2 moreNomadic camel herders of the Red Sea coastal plains in Sudan and Eritrea About 180,000, Afro-Asiatic SkoltsSäʹmmla / Nuõrttsääʹm 🇫🇮 Finland and 2 moreIndigenous Sámi of the borderlands of Finland, Russia, and Norway About 1,000, Uralic Huna 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCentral Asian tribes who entered India in the late 5th and early 6th centuries Historical Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Chorni Klobuky 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 moreTurkic tribes who settled on the southern frontier of Kievan Rus' Historical Qays 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern Arabia and the early Islamic world Historical, Semitic Taghlib 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Arab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, once known for their power and Christian faith Historical, Semitic SumbaTau Humba 🇮🇩 IndonesiaAustronesian people of Sumba Island, Indonesia, known for Marapu beliefs and megalithic tombs About 659,000, Austronesian GogoWagogo 🇹🇿 TanzaniaBantu farmers and herders of Tanzania's Dodoma Region About 1.3 million, Bantu Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic ManggaraiAta Manggarai 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of western Flores, Indonesia, known for caci whip-fighting and ritual ceremonies About 738,000 Banu Ghatafan 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA confederation of Bedouin tribes from northeast of Medina in pre-Islamic Arabia Historical, Afro-Asiatic Banu Kalb 🇸🇾 Syria and 7 moreA major Arab tribe of the Syrian desert and steppe, 5th–12th centuries CE Historical, Semitic Piegan BlackfeetPiikáni 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest group of the Blackfeet Confederacy in Montana and Alberta About 105,000, Algonquian YuebanÖrpün 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 2 moreEarly Turkic people of Zhetysu, descended from the Northern Xiongnu Historical, Turkic ChamacocoIshír 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Gran Chaco, with river and forest traditions About 2,000, Zamucoan Qiniq 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe, founders of the Seljuk dynasty Historical, Turkic Banu Bakr 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia Semitic Pehuenche 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreAndean people known for harvesting monkey-puzzle tree seeds SumbawaTau Samawa 🇮🇩 IndonesiaRice farmers and herders of western and central Sumbawa Island, Indonesia About 477,000, Austronesian Lugbara 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreFarmers and herders of Uganda and the Congo, known for guineafowl and rich traditions About 2.1 million, Central Sudanic Rabi'a 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA major branch of the ancient North Arabian tribes Historical Little jüzКіші жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreWestern Kazakh tribal confederation with deep nomadic roots SikkaAta Sikka 🇮🇩 IndonesiaAustronesian-speaking people of east central Flores, Indonesia About 237,000, Austronesian (Bima–Sumba languages) Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic ChiquitanoMonkóx 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Chiquitania savanna in eastern Bolivia and Brazil About 89,000, possibly Macro-Jê Mojeño 🇧🇴 BoliviaIndigenous people of Bolivia's Llanos de Mojos and Mamoré River region About 42,000, Arawakan Hawazin 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA major Arab tribal confederation of western Najd and the Hejaz Historical, Semitic WapishanaWapichana 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Arawakan people of northern Brazil and southern Guyana About 16,000, Arawakan Jaffجاف 🇮🇶 Iraq and 1 moreA major Kurdish tribal confederation of the Zagros region About 4 million, Indo-Iranian Basmyl 🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA Turkic nomadic tribe of Dzungaria, active in 7th–8th century Central Asia Historical, Turkic Beni Hassan 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 3 moreBedouin Arab tribe of Western Sahara, Mauritania, Morocco, and Algeria Arabic Cornovii (Midlands) 🇬🇧 United KingdomAn Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic people of the English Midlands and Welsh borders Historical, Celtic Banu Thaqif 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreSettled Arab tribe of Ta'if, key in early Islamic history and Iraq's governance Semitic MiknasaImeknasen 🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreZenata Berber tribe from the Aurès mountains and Ouarsenis region Historical Isleta PuebloShiewhibak 🇺🇸 United StatesA Southern Tiwa pueblo in New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Valley About 2,000, Tanoan NgadaAta Ngada 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMatrilineal farming people of central Flores Island, Indonesia About 290,000, Austronesian JalairЖалайр, Жалайд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 11 moreA widespread Mongolic-origin tribe now found from Mongolia to Central Asia About 11,000 Shabankara 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of herding and warrior tribes in medieval Fars, Iran Historical Banu Shayban 🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreArab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, known for poets and early Islamic leadership Semitic Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic Saraguro 🇪🇨 EcuadorKichwa-speaking Indigenous people of the southern Ecuadorian Andes About 30,000, Quechua Banu Amir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed Historical, Semitic
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