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Scottish Romani and Traveller groups - Wikipedia

Scottish Travellers are non-Romani groups indigenous to Scotland who live or traditionally lived a nomadic lifestyle, including Scottish Highland Travellers, ...

Gypsy/Travellers - gov.scot

Organisations that work with Gypsy/Travellers believe Scotland's community comprises 15,000 to 20,000 people. We are working to ensure equality for Gypsy/ ...

Scotland's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History with Nawken (Scottish ...

This lellum's mangin is naggins tae (this land's story is mine too)”. We know that Travellers have been in Scotland since at least the 12th ...

The persecution of Gypsy Travellers in Scotland - a timeline

Scotland's relationship with its Gypsy Traveller population is a complex one. From romanticised to demonised, it can feel like Scotland is ...

the travelling people of scotland | Facebook

... (1826) & Mary ... 494 members. Join · Stewart Travellers - fa... 1K members. Join · Scottish Travellers (priv... 2.6K members. Join · Aniella Stavrou profile ...

Gypsy Travellers - mygov.scot

They are recognised in Scotland as an ethnic group. They consider the travelling lifestyle part of their ethnic identity and culture.

Scottish Highland Travellers… - Preindustrial Craftsmanship

Indigenous Highland Travellers – In Scottish Gaelic they are known as the “Ceàrdannan” (the Craftsmen), or less controversially, “luchd siubhail ...

Scottish Cant or Scots Romani - Friends, Families and Travellers

Scottish Cant is spoken between Scottish Gypsy Traveller or Nacken people. While there is a standardised strain of Cant, localised dialects mean there are ...

SCOTTISH TINKERS AND TRAVELLERS - Celtic Lady

The very word tinker (also tinkler) is often commonly used to disparage someone of dirty appearance or untidy and antisocial habits.

Martyn Bennett and Article12.org's feature on Gypsy Traveller Folk

Common Scottish Gypsy/Traveller surnames include McPhee, MacDonald & Stewart [variations of these names are not uncommon within the Gypsy/Traveller community]; ...

What are the Scottish gypsies called? - Quora

Gypsy is incorrect and outdated term for Romani . Scottish Romani are sometimes known as Nawkins , they descend from Romany in Scotland and non- ...

The Truth About Life As A Young Scottish Traveller - YouTube

"Is it right that my people are banned from shops like dogs?" Davie Donaldson is part of the traveller community in Scotland, and he's proud ...

“tinkers and gipsies” – the historic tragedy of the attempted ...

Scottish Travellers Tinkers. The Travellers' Times is talking to Scottish Traveller campaigner David Donaldson about the historic forced ...

Scottish Traveller Tales | University Press of Mississippi

This book is the only full-length study that analyzes the stories of the Travelling People. Through an examination of their words, narratives, and songs,

Commission Hears the Human Rights Concerns of the Gypsy ...

Gypsy Travellers from across Scotland have highlighted significant ... Scottish Gypsy Traveller culture. These issues were further ...

Douglas Ross and the war on Scotland's Travellers | openDemocracy

Douglas Ross has built his political career not on bringing people together – rather, on prying open one of Scotland's oldest and deepest racist fault lines.

A Dictionary of the Languages of Scottish Travellers - The Bottle Imp

In Scotland today, Gypsies and Travellers speak a mixture of different languages: Scots, Cant, Romany, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Shelta (the language of Irish ...

Just passing through-the Scottish Travellers - Appalachian History

A traditional Scottish Traveller song told by Duncan Williamson; transcribed in 'Scottish Traveller Tales'

A Spotlight on Indigenous Highland Travellers

“Indigenous Highland Travellers are woven into the fabric of Scottish history. As a community, we are tangible remnants of Scotland's history ...

Scottish Cant - Wikipedia

Scottish Cant (often called Scots-Romani or Scotch-Romani) is a cant spoken by Scottish Travellers and Scottish Lowland Roma, primarily in the Scottish ...