Tourism is a well-known way of life for an increasing portion of the world's indigenous communities, and it has taken tortuous paths and undergone changes in approach and meaning. Indigenous tourism is examined here within the theoretical framework of resilience, focusing on development, communication and justification. Men and women and their perspectives on space, time and spatial relations are the crucial agents in these processes. Based on an empirical study in Québec, Canada, we show that the impact of indigenous tourism includes networks within the local community at the regional and national levels, as well as translocal networks and relationships. Communicative processes are essential for achieving resilience, communicating identity within families and the community, and giving a voice to a political project. We argue that indigenous tourism works on several geographical levels and that these levels intersect and have the potential to increase resilience if they interact. Our study supplements resilience development theory by highlighting the need to consider communities as parts of networks. It also contributes to the field of tourism research by emphasising communication on several levels.
作者:Maureira, Teresa Miranda
名稱: Indigenous Tourism and Processes of Resilience – About Communicative Strategies among Tourism Workers in Québec.
出處:Acta Borealia. Dec2015, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p148-170. 23p.
年號:2015
關鍵字:Gender, Indigenous peoples, Indigenous tourism, Québec, Resilience, Sustainability
摘要
Tourism is a well-known way of life for an increasing portion of the world's indigenous communities, and it has taken tortuous paths and undergone changes in approach and meaning. Indigenous tourism is examined here within the theoretical framework of resilience, focusing on development, communication and justification. Men and women and their perspectives on space, time and spatial relations are the crucial agents in these processes. Based on an empirical study in Québec, Canada, we show that the impact of indigenous tourism includes networks within the local community at the regional and national levels, as well as translocal networks and relationships. Communicative processes are essential for achieving resilience, communicating identity within families and the community, and giving a voice to a political project. We argue that indigenous tourism works on several geographical levels and that these levels intersect and have the potential to increase resilience if they interact. Our study supplements resilience development theory by highlighting the need to consider communities as parts of networks. It also contributes to the field of tourism research by emphasising communication on several levels.
對於世界上越來越多的土著社區來說，旅遊業是一種眾所周知的生活方式，它走過了曲折的道路，並且在方式和意義上發生了變化。這裡在復原力的理論框架內考察了土著旅遊，重點是發展，交流和辯護。男女及其對空間，時間和空間關係的看法是這些過程中的關鍵因素。根據加拿大魁北克省的一項實證研究，我們表明，土著旅遊業的影響包括區域和國家兩級在當地社區內部的網絡以及跨地方的網絡和關係。溝通過程對於實現復原力，在家庭和社區內部溝通身份以及表達政治立場至關重要。我們認為，土著旅遊業在幾個地理層次上都起作用，並且這些層次相交，並且如果它們相互作用，就有可能提高複原力。我們的研究通過強調需要將社區視為網絡的一部分來補充彈性開發理論。通過在多個層面上強調交流，它也為旅遊研究領域做出了貢獻。