The Cultural Tourism Working Group organized a community-based cultural tourism workshop and panel during the Stó:lo People of the River Conference, hosted by the Stó:lo Nation, in Chilliwack, B.C.
The workshop, intended to “work together to raise the right questions in the unique context of the Stó:lo Nation,” was facilitated by IPinCH Project Ethnographer, Alexis Bunten. Members of a number of Stó:lo communities and other invited participants discussed the logistics of a cultural tourism venture, including planning, operations and the fine balance of economic and cultural interests. The group also considered what elements of their culture - stories, dances, songs, and images – could be offered as a tourism experience and what should remain off limits and why.
The panel included IPinCHers Alexis Bunten, Dave Schaepe, David Stevenson, Lena Mortensen, and Rachel Giraudo, speaking on cultural tourism topics ranging from the local (Central Fraser Valley) to the international (Southern Africa).
- Event write-up — The Opportunities and Challenges of Cultural Tourism: IPinCH at the Stó:lo People of the River Conference (Alexis Bunten, June 2013)
