Tourism and Indigenous Peoples (Routledge Issues in Tourism)

This volume is focuses specifically on the role and involvement of native peoples in tourism. Richard Butler and T. Hinch explore key aspects of the relationship between native peoples and tourism in a variety of international settings. These include the involvement of native peoples in the supply side of tourism in terms of business ventures and enterprises, native employment in tourism, the political and policy aspects of native involvement in tourism, and the problem of integration of tourism with traditional native activities and resources. Other aspects include legal implications and issues such as territorial claims and reservations, the image of native peoples in tourism and the marketing of native peoples. With examples drawn from several areas of the world and multidisciplinary in approach, this book is a resource for people wishing to know more about this important area.