The Banff Indian Days tourism festivals

Mason, Courtney W.

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2015.04.008

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“…According to one respondent: ' … because I'm an immigrant I have more similarities with them [other migrant attendees] and I feel attracted to them as we have gone through the same thing' (I3). These findings confirm previous studies on the role of festivals for minority and marginalized groups (Hassanli et al, 2020;Mackley-Crump, 2015;Mason, 2015).…”

Section: Level 2: Migrant Psocsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Multicultural festivals empower diasporic communities through community solidarity and unity (Mackley-Crump, 2015;Sinn & Wong, 2005) and provide vital modes of identification and freedom in the lives of asylum seekers (Lewis, 2015). They help stigmatized or marginalized ethnic minority groups to mitigate the adverse effects of oppression by challenging stereotypical representations (Hassanli et al, 2020;Mason, 2015). While community cohesion and maintenance of links with homelands is a prevalent finding in festival studies on migrant communities (Hassanli et al, 2020;Lewis, 2015), so is the notion of identity and belonging to the host country (Lau, 2004, Sinn & Wong, 2005.…”

Section: Social Aspects/benefits Of Multicultural Festivalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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‘You feel you’re not alone’: how multicultural festivals foster social sustainability through multiple psychological sense of community

Hassanli

Walters

Williamson

2020

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Recognizing the limited research on social aspects of sustainability in event studies, this paper seeks to understand how multicultural festivals promote and deliver social sustainability through the facilitation of multiple psychological sense of community for attendees. By considering refugees and ethnic minority immigrants, it also addresses the gap at the nexus of events and marginalization for under-researched groups in critical event studies. Focusing on the New Beginnings Festival, an arts and culture festival for migrant communities in Sydney, Australia, we sought to gain a better understanding by addressing this knowledge gap. A qualitative research approach was applied with data collected through participant observation, in-the-moment conversations, and semi-structured interviews. Applying the theoretical framework of Psychological Sense of Community as well as the concept of Multiple Psychological Sense of Community, we present the Festival Multiple Psychological Sense of Community (FMPSOC) model with three interconnected levels of community facilitated by the festival: Ethnic, Migrant and Mainstream. The model enables critical event scholars, event organizers and local governments alike to understand how multicultural festivals contribute to the social sustainability of their communities. It also provides a basis for evaluating this contribution and identifying areas for improvement.

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Section: Level 2: Migrant Psocsupporting

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Section: Social Aspects/benefits Of Multicultural Festivalsmentioning

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‘You feel you’re not alone’: how multicultural festivals foster social sustainability through multiple psychological sense of community

Hassanli

Walters

Williamson

2020

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Both in a historical context and in the consideration of contemporary realities, Indigenous leadership has sought to best serve their communities and strategically assert their collective rights. For example, Nakoda communities who have actively engaged in tourism economies in both Banff and Jasper throughout the 20 th century could be criticized for further entrenching colonial-capitalist power dynamics through their participation (Mason, 2015). However, this could not be further from the experiences of Nakoda community members who consistently used their role in developing tourism economies to regain access to park spaces, to build key socio-economic and political relations, and assert their presence in their traditional territories (Mason, 2014).…”

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The Paths to Realizing Reconciliation: Indigenous Consultation in Jasper National Park

Johnston

Mason

2020

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Diverse Indigenous nations have traditional territories inside Jasper National Park (JNP), but the park was established without consultation with local Indigenous communities. Parks were marketed as empty landscapes, which celebrated romantic ideas of European colonial expansion. The current representations of Indigenous Peoples in interpretive content still reflect this lack of consultation. This research was guided by Indigenous methodologies. Data was collected through interviews with Jasper Indigenous Forum (JIF) members and the JNP management team. Findings indicate that JIF members want increased representation and greater control over how their histories and cultures are presented. Park management needs to work in close consultation with the JIF if they want to improve Indigenous representations in the park and support processes of reconciliation.

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“…In reality, these types of events significantly underpin diverse destinations (Stein & Evans, 2009). In opinion of Mason (2015), not only do they provide viable financial support for the participants, but they also offer rare cultural opportunities. According to Cudny & Ogorek (2014), they satisfy the need for contact with culture and art, consequently provide to the generation of social capital, and even enriching the cultural life (Duran & Hamarat, 2014).…”

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Cultural Events: Case Study of a Theatre Festival as an Element of Tourist Attraction

Gómez-Casero¹,

Jara-Alba²,

Beltrán³

et al. 2018

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

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Events have increasingly become more relevant in scientific literature. Festivals are considered a part of event tourism, and they are emerging as a subfield largely because they occupy a special place in each culture. There are few profound studies regarding cultural festivals and, particularly, theatre. The main aim of this research is to contribute to the current scientific literature related to festivals as an instrument for cultural and tourist development. The findings of the study show the most relevant characteristics of the tourist who attends an event with more than forty editions such as the International Classical Theatre Festival of Almagro (Ciudad Real, Spain). Not only does it analyze its sociodemographic characteristics (gender, profession, level of studies and income level) but also interesting aspects such as the characteristics of the trip, which allow to determine the fundamentals of the event as a cultural space and an element of tourist attraction.

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The Banff Indian Days tourism festivals

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

‘You feel you’re not alone’: how multicultural festivals foster social sustainability through multiple psychological sense of community

‘You feel you’re not alone’: how multicultural festivals foster social sustainability through multiple psychological sense of community

The Paths to Realizing Reconciliation: Indigenous Consultation in Jasper National Park

Cultural Events: Case Study of a Theatre Festival as an Element of Tourist Attraction

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