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Title: What is Culturally Appropriate Tourism


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What is Culturally Appropriate Tourism?
  • A Guide to developing tourism in Montanas
    American Indian communities.

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Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance
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MTTA Board of Directors
  • R.J. Young, President
  • Ft. Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribes
  • Yvonneda Thompson, Secretary/ Treasurer Northern
    Cheyenne Tribe
  • Jason Belcourt
  • Rocky Boys Chippewa-Cree Tribes
  • Major Robinson
  • Northern Cheyenne Tribe Representative

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MTTA Board of Directors
  • Mardelle Plainfeather, Crow, Member at Large
  • Clinton Brown, Gros-ventre
  • Ft. Belknap Indian Community Representative
  • Mary Jane Charlo, Salish
  • Confederated Salish, Pend DOreille Kootenai
    Tribes Representative
  • George Heavy Runner
  • Blackfeet Tribe Representative
  • Latonna Old Elk
  • Crow Nation Representative

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MTTA Professional Staff
  • Dyani Bingham
  • MTTA Coordinator
  • P.O. Box 1224
    Billings, MT 59103
  • 406-259-4600
  • dyani_b_at_hotmail.com

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Our Mission
  • To promote culturally appropriate economic
    development through tourism

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United Voice
  • Tell Our Stories-Our Way
  • United Indian Voice in Montanas
    Tourism Planning
  • Protecting the integrity
    of American Indian cultures
    through responsible planning
    and diverse partnerships

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What MTTA Does
  • Tribal Ambassador Training Curriculum Development
  • Cooperative Marketing Partnerships
  • 1st Annual MTTA Gathering of Artists Flathead
    Tour Package in Pablo July 16-17
  • Facilitate Training for Tour Package Development

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The Big Question
  • What is culturally appropriate tourism
    development?

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One meaning of culture
  • The totality of socially transmitted behavior
    patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all
    other products of human work and thought.
  • -According to the American Heritage
    Dictionary

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American Indians live within two cultures
  • American Indian
  • Cultures focus on
  • Community issues
  • Spirituality
  • Oral History
  • Historical injustice
  • Arts Culture
  • Sovereignty issues
  • Modern American
  • Culture is focused on
  • Money
  • Time
  • Technology
  • Image
  • Predominantly white points of view
  • Nationalistic

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The Tribal Experience
  • Manipulation
  • Exploitation
  • Stereotypical
  • De-humanizing
  • Wild West Myth
  • National Folklore
  • Skewed History

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Worst Case Scenario
  • Tourists pay non-Indians for a false,
    stereotypical American Indian experience
  • Tourists are rude, dumb and disrespectful
  • Indian religions sold compromised
  • Tourists drive through reservation, but do not
    stop for anything

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New Age Danger
  • Sweat Lodge for sale
  • Marketing Native American rituals
  • Dangerous
  • Use Tribe names to market fake ceremonies
  • Never consult with Tribes

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Best Case Scenario
  • Tourism for economic development while still
    affirming community values and cultural
    integrity.

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Cheyenne Trailriders
  • History
  • Ethno-botany
  • Experienced Wranglers
  • Beautiful Scenery
  • Warm, family experience
  • Horses

On the trail with Cheyenne Trailriders in
Ashland, MT
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Tourism Niches Markets
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Nature or Eco-Tourism
  • Emphasizes the Natural World
  • Flora, Fauna Ethno-botany
  • Leaves an undetectable, small footprint on the
    natural world

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Natural Attractions
  • Rivers, Lakes, Mountains,
  • Forests, Caves, Canyons,
  • Rocks, Fossils, Badlands

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Eco-Tourism Activities
  • Hiking
  • Walking Tours
  • Horseback Riding
  • Bird Watching
  • Rafting
  • Fishing
  • Stargazing
  • Photography
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Archeology

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Know the natural attractions in your Community
  • Most natural wonders need protection, not
    promotion
  • Find and develop areas for activity
  • Divert attention and interest in areas you want
    to preserve and protect

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Cultural Tourism
  • Fine Arts Museums

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Cultural Tourism Attractions
  • Arts Crafts Shows
  • Museums
  • Interpretive Centers
  • Restaurants
  • Wellness Resorts or Spas
  • Art Gallery
  • Gift Shop

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Heritage Tourism
  • Focuses on the story of people and places told
    through interpretation of cultural landscapes
  • Preservation or restoration of historic
    structures
  •  

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Heritage Tourism Attractions
  • Historic Sites ie. Battlefields, Pictograph
    Caves
  • Interpretive Center
  • Arts Crafts Shows
  • Traditional Games
  • Pow wows
  • Archeological Sites
  • Tipi Encampments
  • Music Festivals
  • Campfire Stories
  • Guided Tours
  • Oral History

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Cultural Heritage Tourism
  • Eco-Tourism
  • Cultural Tourism
  • Heritage Tourism

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Cultural Heritage Tourism
  • Is planned and implemented with community
    involvement and support
  • Is respectful of family stories
  • Doesnt trivialize
  • Doesnt commercialize

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Recreation Adventure Tourism
  • Very common
  • Activity driven
  • Strenuous, often perilous activity
  • Less environmentally sound
  • Landscape is impacted

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Recreational Activities
  • Mountain Climbing
  • Backpacking
  • Hunting
  • Snowmobile Activity
  • Mountain Biking
  • Rock Climbing
  • Skiing
  • Boating
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Repelling
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Snowboarding

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Framework for Tourism Development
  • Work against any exploitation of people, land and
    culture
  • Balance entertainment with education
  • Urge community members to tell their own story in
    their own way
  • Build tourism programs that benefit the people in
    the tribe both financially and socially

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Attributes for Success
  • Open, friendly personality
  • Support of friends and family
  • Detailed Business Marketing Plan
  • Guidelines for Tourists
  • Punctuality
  • Strong Networking Skills

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Obstacles
  • Money Infrastructure
  • Land Use Issues
  • Racism
  • Education
  • Seasonal
  • Need more trained Personnel
  • Politics

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Assets
  • Strong American Indian Cultures
  • Interest in American Indian Way of Life
  • Beautiful Natural Resources
  • Lots of Talent Enthusiasm
  • Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance
  • Partnerships with Travel MT, LC Bicentennial
    Commission, etc

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Important Issues
  • Intellectual and Cultural Property Rights
  • Sacred Sites on off reservation
  • Rude, disrespectful Tourists
  • Training Educating for Tourism Jobs
  • How much to charge tourists?

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Tourism Can
  • Bring much needed dollars and jobs directly to
    our communities
  • Open the doors to funding that can establish
    cultural/community centers and interpretive
    sights
  • Help preservation efforts for land, language and
    culture
  • Foster a new generation of small, successful
    businesses on the reservations

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Glimpse of Montanas Reservations
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Ft. Peck Reservation
  • Home to the Assiniboine Sioux Tribes
  • Established in 1871
  • More than 2 million acres
  • Southern Border is Missouri River
  • Northern Border is 50 miles south of Canada
  • Open Prairies Farms

SOURCE http//www.fortpecktribes.org/history.htm
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Ft. Peck Attractions
  • Ft. Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Culture Center
    Museum in Poplar, MT.
  • Features permanent exhibits of Assibiboine
    Sioux heritage, arts crafts.
  • Fort Peck Community College, Poplar, MT
  • Upper Missouri River Institute Gift Shop
  • Sponsors Seven Powwows Annually
  • Excellent Dancers, Rodeos, Art Crafts, Sports

SOURCE http//www.fortpecktribes.org/history.htm
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Ft. Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribal Flag
  • Designed by Roscoe White Eagle
  • Two Chiefs Holding Sacred Buffalo Robe to Signify
    Bond Between the Two Tribes living Together in
    Harmony

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Ft. Peck Tourism Contact InfoPO Box
1077Poplar, MT 59255406-768-7254www.fortpecktri
bes.org
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Ft. Belknap Reservation
  • Home of the Gros Ventre (Aaninin or People of
    the White Clay) Assiniboine (Nakoda
    orGenerous Ones) Tribes
  • Landbase of 650,000 acres of Plains Grasslands
    in Northcentral Montana

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Ft. Belknap Attractions
  • Ft. Belknap Tourism offers Buffalo Tours
    Reservation Tours
  • Wildlife
  • Scenic Mission Canyon, South of Hays
  • Hunting Fishing

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Ft. Belknap Flag
  • Traditional Shield protects both Tribes
  • Circular shape of shield represents cycle of Life
  • The Buffalo Skull symbolizes the 2 Tribes,
    different colors, but functioning as a whole
  • White Jagged line on buffalo skull represents the
    Milk River
  • Snake Butte, a place of sacred power, is
    illustrated above the Skull
  • Two arrowheads signify strong traditional ties
    with the past
  • 7 Feathers hang from the shield. There is a
    feather for every two of the twelve council
    members with the center feather for the Tribal
    Chairman

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Ft. Belknap Tourism ContactClint BrownR.R.
1, Box 66Harlem, MT 59526406-353-8473fbtours200
0_at_yahoo.com
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Chippewa-Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy Reservation
  • Located in north-central Montana near the Bear
    Paw Mountains.
  • Home to the Cree descendents from Canada and from
    Chippewa that had moved east from the Turtle
    Mountains in North Dakota.

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Rocky Boy Attractions
  • Bear Paw Ski Bowl
  • Rocky Boy Tourism Developing Tour Packages
  • Hunting
  • Guided Tours

Bear Paw Ski Bowl
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Chippewa Cree of Rocky Boy Flag
  • Tribal Seal
  • Suns Rays represent the 15 Sacred Grass Dance
    Chiefs active in preserving the culture of the
    Chippewa Cree
  • Writing Under Sun represents good Health
    Fortune for the Tribe

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Rocky Boy Tourism ContactR.R. 1, Box 542Box
Elder, MT 59521406-395-4207
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Blackfeet Tribe
  • Three Bands of Blackfeet Nation the Blackfeet in
    Montana the Bloods and Blackfoot in Alberta, CA
  • Reservation landbase of 1.5 million acres
    bordered by Canada Glacier Natl Park

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Blackfeet Attractions
  • Home of Museum of the Plains Indian
  • Beautiful Scenery Wildlife
  • North American Indian Days Celebration
  • www.blackfeetnation.com

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Blackfeet Flag
  • Coup stick with 29 Eagle Feathers
  • Blackfeet reservation outlined in middle of
    circle of 32 Eagle Feathers
  • PIKUNI

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Blackfeet Tourism ContactPO Box 2809
Browning, MT 59417406-338-7181www.blackfeetnati
on.com
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Flathead Reservation
  • The Flathead Reservation Confederacy was formed
    by the Hellgate Treaty of 1855.
  • The Confederacy is made up of the Pend DOreille,
    Kalispells, Kootenais and the Salish Tribes.

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Flathead Attractions
  • The Sqelixy/Aqsmaknik (Peoples) Center
  • Native Ed-Ventures
  • Flathead Lake
  • Traditional Encampments
  • Powwows

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Flag of the Salish, Kootenai Pend DOreille
  • Power of Sun
  • Blue Water from Mountains
  • Mountains signify Earth
  • Tipi represents Our Home
  • Seven Eagle Feathers
  • Bow Arrow represents Protection of Homeland

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Flathead Tourism ContactThe Peoples
CenterP.O. Box 278Pablo, MT 598551-800-883-5344
tours_at_peoplescenter.orgwww.peoplescenter.org
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Crow (Apsaalooke) Tribe
  • Apsaalooke translates as children of the large
    beaked bird
  • 85 Tribal Members speak Crow as First Language
  • Located in South Central Montana
  • Buffalo Herd
  • Vast Coal Deposits

Crow Fair
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Crow Attractions
  • LBHC Apsaalooke Tours
  • Bighorn Canyon
  • Yellowtail Dam
  • Little Bighorn Battlefield
  • Chief Plenty Coup State Park

Beautiful BigHorn Canyon Natl Recreation
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Apsaalooke (Crow) Flag
  • White tepee is a symbol of Life with 4 poles as
    base
  • Pipe is a sacred gift
  • Sacred Tobacco Plant
  • Three Mountain Ranges on Crow Reservation
  • Two War Bonnets represent the Warrior Society of
    the Crow
  • Good men from Mothers clan Good men from
    Fathers Clan

Source Apsaalooke Nation Cultural Affairs
Department
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Crow Tribe Tourism ContactLBHC Apsaalooke
Tours1 Forestry Lane, Box 370Crow Agency, MT
59022406-638-3139www.lbhc.cc.mt.us/atours/
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Northern Cheyenne Reservation
  • Home of the Tsistsistas or Human Beings
  • 437,000 acre reservation in SE Montana

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Northern Cheyenne Attractions
  • John Woodenlegs Memorial Library
  • 4th of July Powwow in Lame Deer
  • Labor Day Powwow in Ashland
  • Crazy Head Springs
  • Tongue River

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Northern Cheyenne Flag
  • Symbol of the Morning Star or WOHEHIV
  • Name of great Chief Morning Star or Dull Knife
  • First star to rise in the Morning

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Northern Cheyenne Contact InfoMajor
RobinsonPO Box 128Lame Deer, MT
59043406-477-6714www.ncheyenne.net
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How to contact us
Montana Tribal Tourism Alliance P.O. Box
1224 Billings, MT 59103 Phone 406-259-4600
Fax 406-259-8352 Email dyani_b_at_hotmail.com Websi
te Under Construction
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Credits
  • PowerPoint presentation by Dyani Bingham, MTTA
    Coordinator
  • Special Thanks to Tribal Planning Services
    Billings, MT
  • The National Park Service, LC National Historic
    Trail 2002 Challenge Cost Share Grant
  • Thank you to Montana Indian Tribal governments
    and business people
  • Tribal Tourism Toolkit - Lewis Clark
    Bicentennial and Other Tribal Opportunities,
    NATHPO
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