Nomadic people received income from where

Selling livestock, and making handicrafts, such as pottery.

Explanation:

Nomadic people are members of a community of people without fixed homes who often move to and from the same areas, in search of food, water, grazing. They include nomadic hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads who owns livestock, and tinker or trader nomads. They make their living through selling the livestock while some make handicrafts such as pottery for sale.

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