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Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group
Sponsored Session
2008 Annual Meeting
Association of American Geographers
Boston, Massachusettes, April 15-19 2008

Title:

Indigenous Tourism II

Description:

As indigenous people are impacted by global tourism, they often employ various techniques in dealing with tourism's pressures. Subsequent strategies range from avoidance to engagement and this session will address these issues on local, regional and national levels. Papers will explore the paradoxes, issues and dilemmas confronting both indigenous people and the tourism industry.

Anticipated Attendance:

40

Organizers:

Lorri K. Krebs

Chairs:

Lorri K. Krebs

Participants:

Presenter:

Geoffrey Wall, Tourism as a Livelihood Diversification Strategy in an Aboriginal Community in Taiwan

Presenter:

Kate Lloyd, Stories of crossings and connections in Bawaka, North-East Arhemland.

Presenter:

Sailiemanu Lilomaiava-Doktor, Indigenous Entrepreneurship: Beach Fale (hut) and Ecotourism in Samoa

Presenter:

Jeremy Buultjens, Indigenous Tourism in Australia: An Overview of the Current Situation

Discussant:

Steven Silvern

Sponsorships:

Recreation, Tourism, and Sport Specialty Group
Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group

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