Changpa

• The Changpa or Champa is a semi-nomadic Tibetan people found mainly in the Changtang in Ladakh and in Jammu and Kashmir. A smaller number resides in the western regions of the Tibet Autonomous Region and were partially relocated for the establishment of the Changtang Nature Reserve.
• The Chinese Army’s intrusion in Chumur and Demchok has left this Ladakh’s nomadic herding community cut off from large parts of summer pastures.