US EditionHow a Federal Monument's New Welcome Center in Maine Honors Native Americans
NORTHERN ONTARIO, JUL 18 – Indigenous Tourism Ontario aims to boost Northern Ontario visits by creating itineraries, verifying businesses, and targeting international travelers, with Indigenous tourism generating $622 million in Ontario.
- A new Indigenous Tourism Corridor Strategy for Northern Ontario began early in July, supported by Destination Canada and FedNor funding, ITO announced.
- Amid growing interest in authentic cultural tourism, Ontario's tourism industry sees one in three international travellers seeking Indigenous experiences, he added.
- In the first phase ITO will take, inventorying market-ready businesses, creating itineraries from November to January, and identifying 24 First Nations between Toronto and Sault Ste. Marie.
- Scott Mercs said a buzz is already building, with the organization expecting to help create five new businesses, maintain seven and modernize two more.
- Ontario’s Indigenous tourism economy totals $622 million and 34% of Canada's Indigenous tourism revenue, according to ITO's data.
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How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy
How a federal monument’s new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans - Washington Examiner
ATOP LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) — The founder of Burt’s Bees envisioned a tribute to Henry David Thoreau when she began buying thousands of acres of logging company land to donate for what would become the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. But there was a major pivot: The monument’s new welcome center tells its story not from the perspective of the famed naturalist but through the eyes of the Wabanaki tribes who were the land’s orig…
How a federal monument's new welcome center in Maine honors Native Americans
A new welcome center at the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine tells the story of the land from the perspective of its original inhabitants — the Native Americans who comprise the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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