Tangible and intangible indicators of successful aboriginal tourism initiatives: A case study of two successful aboriginal tourism lodges in Northern Canada

Lemelin, Raynald Harvey; Koster, Rhonda; Youroukos, Nicholina

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2014.10.011

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“…The growth of this Ecology and Society 23(3): 35 https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol23/iss3/art35/ company has resulted in substantial benefits for the community, including improving employment and supporting cultural resurgence (Lemelin et al 2015;Douglas Neasloss 2016, personal communication). In turn, the organization contributes to multifaceted, region-wide conservation efforts, including support of the Spirit Bear Research Foundation, which facilitates research on the conservation and ecology of bears throughout the territory and raises awareness of their importance (see https:// spiritbearfoundation.com).…”

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Values-led management: the guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future

Artelle¹,

Stephenson²,

Bragg³

et al. 2018

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ABSTRACT. The prevalence of widespread, human-caused ecological degradation suggests that fundamental change is needed in how societies interact with the environment. In this paper we argue that durable models of environmental relationships already exist in approaches of place-based peoples, whose values connect people to their environments, provide guidance on appropriate behaviors, and structure sustained people-place relationships. To illustrate, we identify and discuss concordant values of indigenous peoples at opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean: the Māori of Aotearoa (New Zealand), and First Nations of the West Coast of Canada. We find that values of relatedness to, respect of, and reciprocity with other species and places correspond with sustained long-term relationships between people and places, and illustrate with examples from both regions. We propose that by integrating a values-led foundation into management broadly, values-led management could enable similar sustained relationships in places where they have been recently disrupted or where they are altogether lacking. We characterize values-led management as being founded on values that underpin stewardship-like relationships between people and place and that in turn guide related objectives, policies, and practices. We examine two contemporary values-led management plans that follow this structure, and provide additional examples of emergent values-led approaches elsewhere. From these we compile a set of questions that might guide the conception of place-based values-led management in decolonizing contexts, in contexts where people have a desire for place-based approaches but have not yet distilled foundational values for guidance, or in contexts where people have a united set of values but have not yet translated them into specific management approaches. We conclude by discussing both the challenges and learning opportunities that the resumption, or commencement, of values-led management might entail.

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Section: Reciprocitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Values-led management: the guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future

Artelle¹,

Stephenson²,

Bragg³

et al. 2018

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“…There are many ways of conceptualizing indigenous tourism (Lemelin, Koster, and Youroukos 2015) and different problems require different approaches (Scoones 2009). The SL approach was chosen here due to its inclusion of different livelihood strategies, including strategies that go beyond single sector approaches of rural restructuring, which dominate discourse in Sweden.…”

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confidence: 99%

Tourism as a livelihood diversification strategy among Sámi indigenous people in northern Sweden

Leu

2019

Acta Borealia

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Tourism entrepreneurship is frequently promoted as a livelihood strategy for Sámi indigenous people living in northern Sweden. At the same time, tourism's ability to fully take over struggling primary sectors has been brought into question, due perhaps to a mismatch of skills or to tourism's seasonality and low pay. In spite of that, the role of tourism development might relate less to financial autonomy but could best be characterized as being supplementary and complementary to other occupations. Additionally, the motivations behind tourism involvement among Sámi tourist entrepreneurs remain largely unknown. This interview-based study therefore aims to uncover why Sámi indigenous tourist entrepreneurs living in northern Sweden get involved in tourism and to what extent tourism is part of a livelihood diversification strategy. The findings show that a combination of factors such as lifestyle choices, existing touristic demand and readily available forms of capital lead people to become tourist entrepreneurs. At the same time, for some respondents, tourism is part of a livelihood diversification strategy where its development is not sought for replacing a struggling traditional occupation, namely reindeer herding, but for complementing it. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Community-based tourism an essential approach to tourism, efficiently and strongly supporting sustainability at the community/local level [7,8]. The successful development of the community-based tourism makes important contributions to bringing diverse benefits to the local destination (e.g., boosting quality job creations, inducing local economic development, helping eco-friendly tourism development, enabling community empowerment, and preserving the traditional value of the local community) [8][9][10]. In addition, travelers of the community-based tourism destinations are encouraged to engage in practicing pro-social/pro-environmental tourism behaviors in an active manner [5,11].…”

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Community-Based Tourism as a Sustainable Direction in Destination Development: An Empirical Examination of Visitor Behaviors

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Community-based tourism is an emerging form of sustainable tourism. Community-based tourism often brings various financial/non-financial benefits to local communities and maximizes sustainability at the local level. The present study was designed to uncover the role of community-based tourism performance in elucidating travelers’ post-purchase decision-making process for sustainable destination products by considering the moderating effect of sense of belonging. A quantitative approach was adopted for the achievement of the research objective. A field survey conducted at community-based tourism destinations was utilized for data collection. The acceptable level of the measurement quality was demonstrated. The results of the structural equation modeling provided empirical evidence that community-based tourism performance significantly affects the formation of travelers’ post-purchase intentions. In addition, the adequacy of the higher-order structure of community-based tourism performance was identified. The community-based tourism performance and intention relationship was also moderated by sense of belonging. With a lack of empirical research about community-based tourism, the findings of this research significantly add to the existing body of knowledge in sustainable tourism.

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Tangible and intangible indicators of successful aboriginal tourism initiatives: A case study of two successful aboriginal tourism lodges in Northern Canada

Cited by 53 publications

References 35 publications

Values-led management: the guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future

Values-led management: the guidance of place-based values in environmental relationships of the past, present, and future

Tourism as a livelihood diversification strategy among Sámi indigenous people in northern Sweden

Community-Based Tourism as a Sustainable Direction in Destination Development: An Empirical Examination of Visitor Behaviors

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