ABSTRACT
In most countries of the world, there are minority populations who have a tradition of migrancy. These include many recognised “Indigenous Peoples”—nomadic pastoralists, hunters, herders, fi sherpeople-but also migrant farm workers, entertainers (circus and fairground people) and Gypsy/Travellers. The level to which these peoples still maintain a mobile lifestyle varies hugely from place to place, and within each group: some groups or group members opted to live in fi xed places generations ago, some are in transition and some are actively committed to maintaining their prized tradition.
