Our collaboration with White Buffalo: Indigenous Urban Services, to deliver land-based youth programs was recently profiled by TRU. Thank you to all who were involved with this spring’s event at McConnell Lake.
Aotearoa / NZ collaboration Updates
Waiohine River, Tararua Mountains, Aotearoa
This spring Courtney Mason journeyed down to Aotearoa to conduct collaborative research with Dr. Anna Carr at the University of Otago. Their research is part of a three year SSHRC IDG grant that examines how Indigenous communities in Western Canada and New Zealand are engaged in national park management. Courtney presented at Otago in March while Anna returned the favour at TRU in June. They both then travelled together to the Yukon to present at the 6th International Polar Tourism Research Network Conference in Whitehorse.
The following presentations resulted:
Courtney W. Mason. “Indigenous Tourism in Rural Canada: Histories of Displacement and Contemporary Partnership Development.” Presented to the School of Tourism, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, March 14, 2018.
Anna Carr. “Cultural Landscapes and Sustainability: Recognizing Cultural Values in Protected Areas.” Presentation at Thompson Rivers, Kamloops, BC, June 18, 2018.
Courtney W. Mason, Anna Carr & William Snow. “Indigenous Tourism in Rural and Northern Canada: Histories of Displacement and Contemporary Economic Development.” Paper Presented at 6th International Polar Tourism Research Network Conference (IPTRN), Whitehorse, YK, Canada, June 27, 2018.
Anna Carr, Courtney W. Mason & William Snow. “Indigenous Heritage Management in Alpine Areas.” Paper Presented at 6th International Polar Tourism Research Network Conference (IPTRN), Whitehorse, YK, Canada, June 27, 2018.
Anna at Paul Lake, near Kamloops, BC.
Kluane National Park, Yukon.