nomadism

Cultural  

1. A way of life in which a community has no permanent settlement but moves from place to place, usually seasonally and within a defined territory. For hunting and gathering societies, nomadism does not imply aimless wandering, but suggests an organized rotation of settlements to ensure maximum use of available natural resources.

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Cubs that survive to independence – around 3 years of age – must leave their pride for a period of nomadism.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 21, 2023

"In fact, per capita in Britain, the data suggests that a greater percentage of people are actually taking on this lifestyle of nomadism."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2022

The reasons have varied widely — from following the seasons to fleeing collapsing societies, and everything imaginable in between — but if we have one truth, it is nomadism.

From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2021

The last conversation Fran has in Nomadland is with Bob Wells, the nomadism evangelist and organizer of the yearly “Rubber Tramp Rendezvous,” and at times Zhao seems to have taken his message at face value.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2021

Thus, the shift from hunting-gathering to food production did not always coincide with a shift from nomadism to sedentary living.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond