Occupying a 8% of the earth´s terrestrial surface, temperate grasslands configurate large areas of lowlands dominated by grasses with very few trees located in cold climate regions that receive less precipitation on average than savannas. Temperate grasslands is currently considered as the most altered ecosystem on the planet, with only 5.5% protected.

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FAMILY Ethno-Linguistic	COMMUNITIES  Wikipedia	WRITINGS Google Scholar	FILMING YouTube	ARTWORKS Art for Nomads	PHOTO Google photos
1. Siouan	OMAHA ↗ SIOUX ↗ CROW ↗ OSAGE ↗	-	-	-	-
2. Algic	BLACKFEET ↗ ARAPAHO ↗ CHEYENNE ↗	-	-	-	-
3. Uto-Aztecan	COMANCHE ↗	-	-	-	-
4. Araucanian	RANQUEL ↗	-	-	-	-
5. Chonan	TEHUELCHE ↗ SELK´NAM ↗	-	-	-	-
6. Iranian	KURDS ↗	-	-	-	-
7. Turkic	KAZAKH ↗	-	-	-	-
8. Mongolian	OIRAT ↗ KHALKHA ↗ BURYAT ↗	-	-	-	-
9. Pama–Nyungan	WIRADJURI ↗	-	-	-	-