It sounds to me like this is more referencing their nomadic aspect. A nomadic people laying mines would be a great idiom.
Supreme Court of India rules that it cannot legalise marriage equality, asks Parliament and state legislatures to amend or frame laws to address discrimination faced by same-gender couples
while the negative ruling is somewhat disappointing, the fact that the court is respecting the limits of their authority and doing things correctly is refreshing, and sets a good president.
It sounds to me like this is more referencing their nomadic aspect. A nomadic people laying mines would be a great idiom.