pastoralist

Example Sentences

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The current violence has erupted out of a long history of tensions over resources between non-Arab farming communities, including the Massalit, and Arab pastoralist communities.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Rock art and faunal records attest to the pastoralist use of the lava tube and surrounding areas, painting a vivid picture of ancient lifeways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

This is all part of what Maasai say is a massive campaign to destroy their pastoralist way of life.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2023

I remember a pastoralist whose sheep was taken by a leopard.

From Scientific American • Apr. 22, 2023

But a new kind of society also appeared in some places, based primarily on the exploitation of animals: tribes of pastoralist herders.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari