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Applying The Tourism Area Life Cycle And Small Tourism Enterprises’ Growth Cycle Models To Explain Communities’ Sustainability, Baikuntha P. Acharya
Applying The Tourism Area Life Cycle And Small Tourism Enterprises’ Growth Cycle Models To Explain Communities’ Sustainability, Baikuntha P. Acharya
TTRA Canada 2016 Conference
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Eskasoni Cultural Journeys: A Community-Led Approach To Sustainable Tourism Development, Stephanie Macpherson, Patrick T. Maher, Janice Esther Tulk, Mary Beth Doucette, Tracy Menge
Eskasoni Cultural Journeys: A Community-Led Approach To Sustainable Tourism Development, Stephanie Macpherson, Patrick T. Maher, Janice Esther Tulk, Mary Beth Doucette, Tracy Menge
TTRA Canada 2016 Conference
Abstract
Eskasoni First Nation is the largest Mi’kmaq-speaking community in the world. With a population of more than 4300, Eskasoni is one of the five Mi’kmaq communities located on Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island), Canada. The community has been engaged in tourism development for decades, with varying degrees of success, until a new approach was considered – that being the community-led product of Eskasoni Cultural Journeys (ECJ). Eskasoni Cultural Journeys started at a grassroots level with Elder buy-in and initial Elder training in tourism. Today Eskasoni Cultural Journeys offers boat tours on the Bras d’Or Lake and authentic interpretive programming along …