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“The American Rom: A Case of Economic Adaptation.” in Gypsies, Tinkers and Other Travellers, edited by Farnham Rehfisch, (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975). pp 1–40. Sutherland, Anne. Gypsies: The Hidden Americans (Tavistock Publications, 1975). Sway, Marlene. Familiar Strangers: Gypsy Life in America (University of Illinois Press, 1988).
Pikey (/ ˈ p aɪ k iː /; also spelled pikie, pykie) [1] [2] is an ethnic slur referring to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.It is used mainly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to people who belong to groups which had a traditional travelling lifestyle.
In Britain, many Roma proudly identify as "Gypsies", [93] and, as part of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller grouping, this is the name used to describe all para-Romani groups in official contexts. [125] In North America, the word Gypsy is most commonly used as a reference to Romani ethnicity, though lifestyle and fashion are at times also ...
Originally, Romanichal would travel on foot or with light, horse-drawn carts, and would build bender tents where they settled for a time, as is typical of other Romani groups. A bender is a type of tent constructed from a frame of bent hazel branches (hazel is chosen for its straightness and flexibility), covered with canvas or tarpaulin.
[53] [43] [6] In 2018, 19% of Irish Travellers, and 16% of Gypsy and Roma students, achieved 4 GCSEs at grade C or above, compared to a national average of 64%. [54] Gypsy Roma and Traveller groups also have the highest exclusion rates and lowest attendance of any ethnic group. [2]
Whilst providing an insight into everyday life, the stories tell of both personal and cultural survival. They relate individuals' hopes and fears for the future, for themselves personally and for the Gypsy and Traveller way of life in general. Gypsy Wayside Burials by Robert Dawson – An insight into the burial customs of the British Romanies.
The group has accused Channel 4's 2010–2015 series Big Fat Gypsy Weddings and its 2020 Dispatches programme "The Truth About Traveller Crime" as promoting discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers.
The total number of pupils identified as Traveller of Irish heritage and Gypsy/ Roma at the end of the secondary phase, key stage four, is very small. In the summer 2023 DfE data, there were around 1,400 Gypsy/ Roma pupils and 190 Travellers of Irish Heritage at the end of key stage four, out of around 607,000 pupils overall. [139]