Oaxaca's Indigenous Guelaguetza Festival: Not all that Glistens is Gold

Whitford, Michelle

doi:10.3727/152599509789659777

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“…In the United States, the focus of Indigenous tourism research grew considerably over this period with a concentration of papers focusing on Indigenous participation in ecotourism development (Cusack & Dixon, 2006;Garcia-Frapolli, Toledo, & Martinez-Alier, 2008;Hearne & Tuscherer, 2008;Ramos & Prideaux, 2014;Wilken-Robertson, 2006), gaming (Piner & Paradis, 2010), policy, planning and development (Barkin & Bouchez, 2002;Greathouse-Amador, 2005a, 2005bSpencer, 2010;Whitford, 2008;Zorn & Farthing, 2007), land-use management (Kent, 2006;McAvoy, 2002), economic and socio-cultural impacts (Cohen, 2001;Henshall & Momsen, 2002;Ingles, 2001;Ju arez, 2002;Nesper, 2003;Phipps, 2010;Snow & Wheeler, 2000;Wu, Wall, & Tsou, 2014), identity, ethnicity and indigeneity (Picard, Pocock, & Trigger, 2014;Stronza, 2008;van den Berghe & Ochoa, 2000) and authenticity and commodification (Brulotte, 2009;Coronado, 2004). This expanding literature appears to reflect the increase in activity that was being undertaken at the time in relation to the facilitation of socio-economic development for Native Americans (see The Harvard Project, 2008;Henry & Hood, 2012).…”

Section: Indigenous Tourism Practice and Research: 2000à2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous tourism research, past and present: where to from here?

Whitford

Ruhanen

2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Indigenous tourism is a global phenomenon, encompassing a range of complex, multi-layered issues. The foci of Indigenous tourism research are multifaceted, reflecting a plethora of stakeholders with differing perspectives and values about the direction, development and sustainability of the sector. The academic literature consistently highlights the need for a more comprehensive understanding of Indigenous tourism and, specifically, one that takes into account the interests and values of its stakeholders. This paper provides a global overview of Indigenous tourism development and its international and national institutional links, concomitantly identifying and examining the trajectory of scholarly interest in Indigenous tourism from 1980 to 2014. An analysis of 403 published journal articles is supplemented with the perspectives of Indigenous tourism researchers. The results reveal that sustainability issues underpin and shape a substantive proportion of published Indigenous tourism research to date. The challenge now is to gain a more comprehensive understanding of Indigenous tourism from the perspective of Indigenous stakeholders, approaching its complexity in an iterative, adaptive and flexible style, and with affected stakeholders involved in the research process, knowledge creation and its outcomes. This is both an ethical imperative and a pragmatic approach to ensure the outcomes of research facilitate the sustainability of Indigenous tourism.

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Section: Indigenous Tourism Practice and Research: 2000à2014mentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous tourism research, past and present: where to from here?

Whitford

Ruhanen

2016

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…In recent years, there has been growing concerns within the literature about tourism development and associated issues of commercialization, authenticity, and exploitation of culture (e.g., Chambers, 1997;Cohen, 1988;Gibson et al, 2010;Henry, 2008;Ryan, 1997;Whitford, 2009b). In particular, Doxey's tourism and cultural events in particular, are seen as a way to sustain communities and their livelihood, hence providing a possible reason why there is a higher proportion of cultural events taking place on the coast.…”

Section: The Footprint Of Indigenous Cultural Festivals In Papua New mentioning

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“…In the Highlands, for instance, people have vast areas of land, which they can use for gardening and their other recreational and commercial needs and Highlanders are also viewed as being assertive in pursuit of satisfying their needs. On the coast, however, and especially on the islands, where resources may be scarce and the inhabitants are less assertive, (Chambers, 1997;Cohen, 1988;Gibson et al, 2010;Henry, 2008;Johansen, 2010;Ryan, 1997;Whitford, 2009b) 2. Social capital and commodification (Arcodia & Whitford, 2006) (Chambers, 1997;Cohen, 1988;Gil, 2009;Henry, 2008;Phipps, 2010;Ryan, 1997 (Ap, 1992) 4.…”

Section: The Footprint Of Indigenous Cultural Festivals In Papua New mentioning

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Papua New Guinea's Indigenous Cultural Festivals: Cultural Tragedy or Triumph?

Whitford¹,

Dunn²

2014

Event Management

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Indigenous cultural festivals are increasingly being recognized for their contribution to the growth and vitality of communities around the globe. Such festivals invigorate the communication and celebration of indigenous culture, tradition, and rituals. Additionally, indigenous cultural festivals are often used as a draw card to attract tourists to a host destination and contribute to the development of the region. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), festivals have long been essential to community life and are fundamental in sharing and sustaining Indigenous culture. More recently, local communities and the PNG Government alike are recognizing that these festivals have the capacity to facilitate development of the country's embryonic tourism and event industry. The purpose of this qualitative research was to identify and examine cultural festivals in PNG, to develop a footprint of indigenous cultural festivals in PNG, and explore the extent to which tourism influences the cultural commodification of indigenous cultural festivals in PNG. Weaver and Lawton's cultural commodification model provided theoretical scaffolding for the development of the PNG Indigenous Festival Cultural Commodification Framework, which revealed that overall, cultural festivals in PNG are a relatively unspoiled resource. To date, tourism has had little influence on the festivals, which celebrate, among other things, PNG culture and traditions. However as tourism in PNG gains momentum, arguably a key issue will be the extent to which tourism development adopts the principles of sustainability and, concomitantly, avoids turning a triumph into a tragedy as a result of over commodification of PNG indigenous cultural festivals.

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“…Commodification is a perennial issue regarding festivity. Since Greenwood's (1977) examination of commodification and a public ritual, commodification effects on festivity have been scrutinised (Boissevain, 1996;Matheson, 2008;Whitford, 2008), regarding the experience and perceived authenticity.…”

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The carnivalesque and event evolution: a study of the Beltane Fire Festival

Matheson

Tinsley²

2014

Leisure Studies

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This paper centres on the Beltane Fire Festival (BFF) in Edinburgh, Scotland. The objectives are to: first, identify the stages of the festival's evolution and their respective characteristics; second, distinguish features corresponding to the carnivalesque; and, finally, examine the changes in event evolution, particularly regulatory interventions, and their effect. A qualitative approach comprising interviews with internal and external festival stakeholders was utilised. It is argued that there are three stages in the festival's evolution: revival and early development; development and regulation; and, maturation. The characteristics of these evolutionary stages are identified. As the festival has developed and been subject to increasing regulation, features of the carnivalesque have been reduced.

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Oaxaca's Indigenous Guelaguetza Festival: Not all that Glistens is Gold

Cited by 12 publications

References 42 publications

Indigenous tourism research, past and present: where to from here?

Indigenous tourism research, past and present: where to from here?

Papua New Guinea's Indigenous Cultural Festivals: Cultural Tragedy or Triumph?

The carnivalesque and event evolution: a study of the Beltane Fire Festival

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