Juz sharing a little about nomadic communities and the challenges they face here. I wonder how they mirror the rural communities in Mongolia. Care to share?

In Kenya, there are nomadic pastoralist tribes still existing...and living out their traditional lifestyle of age group and circumcision rites, cattle rustlings. Examples of these tribes are not juz the famous Masais, but the Samburus, Turkanas, Boranas, Gabbras, Pokots, etc.

Many of these nomadic pastoralist groups have settled down to an agricultural settlement, but they have alot of aid from foreign aid agencies to help them get obtain education, healthcare, and foreign currency. Eco-tourism is a big theme with these folks. But it's not yet hugely developed because of the dangerous conditions they live in - the proliferation of small arms make the traditional cattle rustling a deadly affair these days.

Some of the pastoralists have sent their boys to Texas to learn from the cowboys how to carry out big range cattle ranching. It's not clear if such a business can really revive again in Kenya because land is scarce and the traditional agricultural tribes are moving to take more and more cattle lands and especially water sources.

Some of the nomads, particularly the Masais have left behind their traditional lifestyle to seek a moneyed life in the city. Alot of them end up as lowly paid askaris (private guards for homes) or dressed up Masais for tourists..

Strangely enough, most of the nomad tribes have not been influenced by the local and foreign Christian evangelist groups to abandon their animist faith and become Christinize, like the vast majority of the settled tribes here.

Islam is also not taking root amongst these tribes, except those who are on the border with Somalia perhaps.

What will happen with these fragile communities who are living in a tough environment and willing to stay in it rather than join the comforts and attractions of urban settlements?? The nomads seem to live one day at a time. They don't like to send their children to school, and that keeps them conservative and resistant to change.

(white things are Gers)

In Ulaanbaatar(=RED HERO the capital city) you can find ppl from all over the country. Mostly young ppl 0-40. Old ppl stay in countryside! Young ppl work in UB and send money back or just study. Goverment doesn`t help much.

But there are some communities who still follow their old ways of life.
like TSAATAN(=raindeer) ppl

(Their Culture differs from Mongols -has Turk like language)

I think nomadic culture could not endure this century !
After 100 year it will be just history

Meybe or 300

So long as there are deserts, steppes and savannahs, I am sure there will always be wandering nomads. Even if they carry satellite phones and have wireless internet connection on their laptops!

I have seen these kinds of yuppie nomads here..!!

You can see such nomadic ppl here
Welcome to Mongolia and u will see some wonderful things here lol

Do the Mongol nomads steal cattle or horses from other tribes? Do they carry guns around wherever they move?

Some steal They don`t carry guns but I think in countryside every man has something that shoots.

Do you also practice initiation rites to age groups and circumcision ceremonies? Do you have a 'warrior' and 'elders' age group for the men? Howabout multiple wives?

Ofcourse Old ppl are respected, but there is no names to age groups. Oldest ones called "HEAD OF FAMILY" No multiple wives. Maybe Khazakhs have!?.
Every (mongol)man is warrior(Also Khalha women are warriors).

NO circumcision, thank god! (no offence to the African culture)

None taken. Circumcision is practised widely by the Jewish, Muslims, Coptic christians and many countries such as the USA, Philippines and Korea perform circumcisions for secular health reasons.

It's not such a taboo ritual.

CIRCUMCISION is very good for man , so

Traditionally, Mongols don't do circumcision. But recently in last 10 years, this practice started mainly due to health and hygenic reason.

Хөвчөө таслуулахыг хөвгүүд их сонирхдог гэж унэн үү?
Эр хүний тээрхийний хажууд тослог хэсэг байдаг. Тэрнээс умайн хүзүүний хорт хавдар үүсгэдэг бодис ялгардаг. Зарим хүн хөвчийг нь таславал бэлгийн сулралд ордог гэдэг. Бэлгийн сулралд ордог насанд биш, бага насанд нь тасласан байхад алдахгүй. Тэр ч утгаараа лалынхан хөвчийг нь тасласнаар өнөөдөр умайн хүзүүний хорт хавдар гэдэг өвчнийг бараг мэдэхгүй. Мөн бэлгийн ариун цэврийг сайн сахидаг. Ингэснээрээ тэд бэлгийн замын, нөхөн үржихүйн өвчин лалынханд ховор тохиолддог. Энэ ч утгаараа би хөвч хөндөх тал дээр зөв зүйтэй гэсэн бодолтой байдаг. Хөвч тасласнаар эрхтэний хэмжээ тавиу, ариун цэврийн хувьд их цэвэрхэн болно. Гэхдээ энэ мэс заслыг хүн болгон хийгээд байж болохгүй. Зарим хүмүүсийнх таталдаад хүртэл ирдэг. Манайд хүүдээ хөвч таслах мэс засал хийлгэсэн аавууд "Баярлалаа. Миний хүү ирээдүйд аавдаа баярлаг. Хүүхнүүдэд гологдохгүй байг. Хажуудах ирээдүйн хань нь эрүүл энх байг" гэж хэлээд гардаг. 3040 гарсан эрчүүд мэс засал хийлгээд гүйгээд байж болохгүй. Зарим хүнд шархлаа үүснэ гэх мэт хүндрэл гарна. Энэ хагалгааг хийдэг насанд нь чадварлаг мэс заслын эмчээр хийлгэвэл сайн


Eregteid ni sain tudiigui bas emegtein eruul mend sain gej baigaa niz dee. Emegteichuud umain huzuunii sharhlaa hort havdar tusahgui shuu dee. Naiz zaluugaa circumcision hiilge gej shaardah heregtei shuu.

Circumcision for women is pointless, but for men, it prevents unnecessary complications later in life (like fimosis).. that's the definitive clinical advice.

I have to clarify. I am completely against women Circumcision which happens in african countries. What i mean is that it is good that your husband has Circumcision, so wife could be happy and healthy

Nomads may have been able to cause problems in the past but thanks to modern weapons, they are reduced to nothing more than memories.

hey stupid what are you mean by Nomads

Modern days Mongolian nomads are facing the dilemma of MOVE or SETTLE
Mongolians are no longer pure nomadic people anymore, more correctly say they have semi-nomadic life style.