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Some South Dakota tribes begin to embrace visitors as engine for economic development
South Dakota tribal nations promote tourism on nine reservations to boost economic growth, cultural education, and community ties, with support from the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance.
- Recently, the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance began reframing tourism across the nine reservations as an engine for economic development and received the $175,000 J.M. Kaplan Innovation Prize.
- Faced with persistent poverty, tribal members on the nine reservations long hesitated to welcome outsiders due to concerns about exploitation and cultural preservation.
- Through partnerships with the state's tourism office, SDNTA has marketed tribal experiences and gathered data to inform outreach while Trafalgar's tours raise reservation visibility, Kills In Water said, `What we hope to create are these powerful connections between our guests and who we are`.
- Policymakers note local artisans and artists need tourists and infrastructure, while the bipartisan NATIVE Act co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Thune supports tribal tourism planning and development.
- Because reservations are rural, tourism there requires tailored plans and cultural sensitivity, with SDNTA and tribal leaders aiming to place reservations alongside Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Badlands National Park, and Crazy Horse Memorial as part of a quietly growing nationwide trend.
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Some South Dakota tribes begin to embrace visitors as engine for economic development
Some members of the state's tribal nations are beginning to slowly embrace visitors, as the South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance (SDNTA) works with tribal leaders and organizations to reframe tourism on the nine reservations as an engine for economic development.
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