Volume 47, April 2015, Pages 318–328
Highlights
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- An international overview of Aboriginal tourism initiatives and Aboriginal entrepreneurship is provided.
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- Two Aboriginal ecolodges located in Northern Canada are compared.
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- Indicators of successes and evaluations of success are evaluated.
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- Success indicators should capture both tangible and intangible elements of Aboriginal tourism initiatives.
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- Lessons acquired from these case studies can be applied to other peripheral regions.
Abstract
This
article examines two successful Aboriginal-tourism initiatives in
Northern Canada. First, we review the literature on successful tourism
indicators; following this review, we provide a rationale for the
development of our own indicators and their subsequent application to
our case studies. The case studies include the Cree Village Eco Lodge in
Northern Ontario and the Spirit Bear Lodge in British Columbia, Canada.
Our framework focuses on both indicators for success and evaluations of
success. The discussion and conclusion sections examine the value of
developing success indicators that capture both tangible and intangible
variables and standardizing case study descriptions. We also highlight
how the lessons acquired from these case studies can be applied to
Northern Canada specifically and peripheral regions generally.
Keywords
- Aboriginal tourism;
- Entrepreneurship;
- Ecolodge
- Corresponding
author. School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, Lakehead
University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Tel.:
+1 807 343 8745; fax: +1 807 346 7836.
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Nicholina Youroukos
is a recent graduate of the MES-Nature-Based Recreation and Tourism
Program offered through the School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and
Tourism at Lakehead University.
