Tourism
Cultural Performance as Strategic Essentialism: Negotiating Indianness in a Western Canadian Rodeo Festival
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Furniss
Humanities Research, no. 3, 1998, pp. 23-40
Description
Describes how First Nations leaders utilize colonial stereotyping to transform the cultural performance of the rodeo into a vehicle of political power.
Cultural Resilience and the Tourist Economy Cultural Program in Rae Edzo
Alternate Title
Plenary 3: Cultural Resilience and the Tourist Economy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Martha Dowsley
Violaine Lafortune
Description
Brief report on round table discusses held at Chief Jimmy Bruneau School of Edzo in Rae Edzo, Northwest Territories.
The Culture of Nature: Destination Visitability in Ilulissat, Greenland
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina M. Smed
Northern Review, no. 38, Political and Economic Change in Canada’s Provincial North, 2014, pp. 269-293
Description
Looks at how the Ilulissat Icefjord, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is being marketed as a tourist destination.
Decolonization in the Arctic? Nature Practices and Land Rights in Sub-arctic Norway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gro B. Ween
Marianne E. Lien
Journal of Rural and Community Development, vol. 7, no. 1, Human Resources and Remote Indigenous Communities, 2012, pp. 93-109
Description
Looks at the Finnmark Act in 2005, the establishment of Finnmark Estate and contemporary Sami nature practices.
Follows two local women and their families.
Demand and Supply Issues in Indigenous Tourism: A Gap Analysis: Final Report
Alternate Title
Mapping Australia’s International and Domestic Visitor Markets against Indigenous Tourism Operators
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Ruhanen
Michelle Whitford
Char-lee McLennan
Description
Results from mapping of international and domestic visitor markets with Australian Indigenous tourism operators and the Chinese inbound market to see why tourism has been declining since 2006.
Destinations: National Gathering on Aboriginal Cultures and Tourism, Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Heritage
Description
Gathering held to help build and enhance policies, programs and services that are relevant to, and supportive of the needs of Aboriginal peoples. Held in Whistler, British Columbia, December 1-3, 2003.
Developing a Remote Region: Tourism as a Tool for Creating Economic Diversity in Nunatsiavut
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerlis Fugmann
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Les Tourisme dans l Artique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 13-33
Description
Studies the government efforts to diversify the local economy from an over reliance on resource industries to other sectors such as tourism.
The Dialectic of Identities in the Field of Tourism. The Discourses of the Indigenous Sámi in Defining their own and the Tourists' Identities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seija Tuulentie
Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, vol. 6, no. 1, Special Issue: Tourism and the Sámi, 2006, pp. 25-36
Description
Analyses the interplay between Sámi and tourists on the basis of focus group interviews.
Discussion Papers [Destinations December 1-3, 2003]
Alternate Title
National Gathering on Aboriginal Cultures and Tourism
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Barbara Hager
Tim Dedam
John Hickes
Mitch Diabo ... [et al.]
Description
Aboriginal authors from diverse backgrounds discuss the relationship between Aboriginal cultures and the tourism industry.
Diversifying Identity, Diversifying Strategy: Revisiting the Sami of Sweden
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elaine Wang
Description
Reviews strategies used by the Sami to improve their socio-economic position. Updates assessment found in Indigenous Peoples & Poverty: An International Perspective edited by John-Andrew McNeish, Alberto D. Cimadamore and Robyn Eversole.
Doing is Learning: Analysis of an Unsuccessful Attempt to Adapt TEK/IK Methodology to Norwegian Sámi Circumstances
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gro B Ween
Jan Åge Riseth
Acta Borealia , vol. 28, no. 2, 2011, pp. 228-242
Description
Article concludes that it is important to publish failures as well as successes based on a case of conflict between environmental institutions and reindeer owners of the development of a national park.
Doo Dilzin Da: Abuse of the Natural World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Begay
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 21-27
Description
Examines the effects of the tourism and mining industries on the northern Arizona ecosystem and suggests management strategies aimed at minimizing the impact on traditional way of life.
Ecotourism and its Effects on Native Populations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Belanger
Description
Looks at the history of ecotourism, and suggests some solutions to ecotourism problems through the analysis of case studies of ecotourism, and management practices from all levels of ecotourism governance.
Ecotourism and the Development of Indigenous Communities: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessica Coria
Ecological Economics, vol. 73, January 15, 2012, pp. 47-55
Description
Looks at influences contributing to the success and failure of ecotourism including shortages in human, financial and social capital, lack of economic benefits and land insecurity.
Ecotourism and the Myth of Indigenous Stewardship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David A. Fennell
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, vol. 16, no. 2, July 29, 2010, pp. 129-149
Description
Reviews literature from biologists, archaeologists and anthropologists which challenge traditional societies capacity for ecological stewardship.
L'Écotourisme au Nunavik: Manifestation de la Postmodernité?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Thomas
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Le Tourisme dans lArtique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 79-97
Description
Authors conducted interviews in the village of Kuujjuaq to gather information about residents' perceptions of ecotourism. They speculate that development in this area may have a unifying effect on Inuit identity.
Effects of Climate Change on the Seasonality of Weather for Tourism in Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gongmei Yu
Zvi Schwartz
John E. Walsh
Arctic, vol. 62, no. 4, December 2009, p. 443–457
Description
Presents a method to identify and categorize seasonal patterns of weather conducive to specific tourism activities, using a tourism climate index based on hourly weather data.
Emergency Management in the Arctic: The Context Explained
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Meredith Kravitz
Vanessa Gastaldo
Description
Discussions on the emergency preparedness needs of northern Indigenous communities with highlights of key issues and obstacles for success including geography, population density, infrastructure, communications, and climate change.
Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimuling Community Development in Churchill (MB)
Alternate Title
Environment and Economic Development: Co-Managing a National Park While Stimulating Community Development in Churchill (MB)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thibault Martin
Lisa Falvo
Mike Chotka
Description
Examines the differing opinions on the efficiency of the co-management structure and the tensions that exist regarding the impact of the park on community development.
An Ethnographic Exploration of the Relationship Between Environmental Perceptions and Natural Resource Use: Perceptions and Behaviors of Alaska Native Artists and Alaska Tourists
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum ; 2004
The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Wiita
Description
Provides introduction to the research topic, methodology, and research questions.
Presentation from: Proceedings of the Third Northern Research Forum: The Resilient North: Human Responses to Global Change, Yellowknife, NWT, 2004.