There are posted a lot of information about the Travelers (Taters/Rom) on internet, these days. Information about their previous and present problems and issues in general. In particular the many facebook groups have a lot to offer, as well as the various organizations with their own facebook pages, or booklets/leaflets they send to their members. And for many, as for myself when I started to … Continue reading Sad, Disappointed, Reconciliation?
As I have mentioned earlier, when I started to figure out my own background and my ancestors, I discovered it used to be several organizations or smaller groups which represented The Travelers (Romani people). I also noticed very soon that a couple of the organizations hardly communicated with each other, or had any sensible dialogue at all in regards to how to tackle the past … Continue reading Umbrella organization? Why not?
A newly created online news paper which is about to be published, has created havoc among the Norwegian Romani (Traveler) people. The online news paper will mainly publish articles related to the minority which is called Romani people. Some of them also refer to themselves as Travelers or Tater. Although the last name is not liked among several members within these groups. They feel the … Continue reading A newly published online magazine causes havoc.
I have always known that my ancestors belong to the Travelers. Or, Romani people as they are called in the more official therm. But it was not before in my 50s I really started to look into my heritage, and to start with tracing ancestors and living relatives, or genealogy as it is called. This can be a very exciting hobby, and very rewarding as … Continue reading The more the merrier.
Since the beginning of time, whenever a group of individuals, humans or animals, travelled or operated together, there would always be some sort of leadership and followers within the group. This is still a fact today, no matter what system we we live in. It be a democratic or dictatorial system, leaders and followers still exist. So it is no surprise when we learn the … Continue reading Elitism among today’s Romani Travelers.
