Indigenous tourism is vital in bridging the intercultural gaps shaped by Canada’s challenging history, says the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada’s director of marketing, Tamara Littlelight
First Nations are one of three recognised Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with the Inuit and the Metis © Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada
Travel agents and tour operators, please support businesses that directly benefit Indigenous peoples and communities, urged Tamara Littlelight in an emotionally charged interview with TTG.
Introducing herself, the director of marketing for the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) said: “My spirit name is Miskgogeezikwe, meaning Red Sky in the Morning Woman. I am of Saulteaux, Cree, and Metis descent, rooted in Treaty 4 territory in Saskatchewan, Canada.”
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