The Nyangatom are members of the Karamojong cluster. They number approximately 30,000 with populations in both South Sudan and Ethiopia. It is believed that the Nyangatom have migrated from northeastern Uganda in the mid-nineteenth century. During their migration, ancestors of the Nyangatom were nicknamed “Eaters of Elephants”, but they changed the name to “Yellow Guns”. Many Nyangatom are nomadic, residing in mobile livestock villages that may migrate several times a year. It is common for individuals to move between mobile cattle camps and semi-permanent villages. The Nyangatom face challenges to their future subsistence and cultural traditions due to large-scale agricultural projects occurring in their territory. The Nyangatom tribe women wear a lot of different beads on their necks, which they never ever take off. As a young girl, she gets her first strand of beads as a gift from her father and for all the years of her life she adds more and more. Sometimes you can see a woman who wears up to 6-8 kg of beads!