Aboriginal cultural tourism: heritage and economic development reflections from the Cape Breton experience

• Main Authors: Brown, Keith G., Pyke, Joanne, Johnson, David
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Atlantic Schools of Business 2007
• Subjects: Heritage tourism > Nova Scotia > Cape Breton Island; Culture and tourism > Nova Scotia > Cape Breton Island; Indigenous peoples > Nova Scotia > Cape Breton Island; Mi’kmaq people > Nova Scotia > Cape Breton Island; Breton Island; Canada; First Nations; Mi’kmaq
• Online Access: http://library2.smu.ca/bitstream/handle/01/25406/asb_proceedings_2007.pdf#page=258; http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/25592

Cultural tourism, Aboriginal cultural tourism and importance of product authenticity are examined. The paper provides a case narrative of Aboriginal cultural tourism involving five First Nations communities on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It discusses the role of Cape Breton University,...