Category Archives: Module 3

Module 3 – Post 4 – Aboriginal Ecotourism

This great little website provides an interactive map with all 183 case studies on Aboriginal Ecotourism that were originally published in the book “Le Guide des Destinations Indigènes”. Click on any of the markers on the map and you are taken to a page with a description of that particular Ecotourism opportunity. For example, you can zoom into Nunavut and click on Bathurst Inlet Lodge where you find out that it is Canada’s oldest naturalist lodge, it’s history, a description of the rooms, contact information and a whole lot more. While I choose to look at an example of a ecolodge in Nunavut because it is in an area we have been studying more closely the last couple of weeks, you can choose to “visit” places all over the globe!

http://www.aboriginal-ecotourism.org/?lang=en

Module 3 – Post 3 – Review of Is the Sacred for Sale

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Grimwood provides a concise overview of the book Is the Sacred for Sale? the premise of which is that “ecotourism is the greatest single threat to Indigenous Peoples. Shielded by the doctrines of biodiversity conservation, the ecotourism industry creeps into the deepest recesses of culture and community life” and violates the full spectrum of Indigenous rights, culture and spirituality.” Because government and industry continue to have control/interest in the development of these tourism initiatives, many are viewed as a way of alienating Indigenous peoples from their land. Johnston proposes that this can be mitigated by the incorporation of elders into the areas of governance and sustaining the integrity of sacred knowledge and grounded rituals.

Bryan Grimwood (2009) Is the sacred for sale? Tourism and Indigenous Peoples, Journal of Ecotourism, 8:2, 217-220, DOI: 10.1080/14724040902786625

Module 3 – Post 2 – Journal of Sustainable tourism

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Ecotourism and the Myth of Indigenous Stewardship was published in 2008 in the Journal of Sustainable Tourism and caused a flurry of articles to published in response. I think that this article will provide some interesting counter balances to what I will be investigating in my final project. The authors question the claim that indigenous people are indeed more ecologically minded than non-indigenous people by following four main perspectives:

survey of the ecotourism literature to gauge the sentiment behind indigenous peoples as wise stewards
literature review in other fields (eg. Anthropology and conservation science) to provide a more complete understanding of the role that aboriginal people play as ecological stewards
brief overview of the literature on social evolution from the biological standpoint
discussion of the foregoing in the context of ecotourism.

David A. Fennell (2008) Ecotourism and the Myth of Indigenous Stewardship, Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 16:2, 129-149, DOI: 10.2167/jost736.0

Module 3 – Post 1 – Transformative role of Indigenous Ecotourism

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In searching for academic articles for my final project, I came across an articled entitled Indigenous Ecotourism’s Role in Transforming Ecological consciousness, and it is available via the UBC library in the Journal of Ecotourism. With numerous indigenous communities around the world using ecotourism to educate non-indigenous people about indigenous values and ways of life, the article “offers a critical perspective on the capacity of indigenous ecotourism to foster more sustainable lifeways by transforming the ecological consciousness of participants and stakeholders in ecotourism.”

Freya Higgins-Desbiolles (2009) Indigenous ecotourism’s role in transforming ecological consciousness, Journal of Ecotourism, 8:2, 144-160, DOI: 10.1080/14724040802696031

Module 3 – Post 5 – Manitoba Music’s Aboriginal Music Program

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The Aboriginal Music Program (AMP) was developed to help Aboriginal people create careers in Manitoba’s music industry. It provides workshops about the music industry, career consultations, music showcases, as well as maintaining the aboriginal music.ca website. This site has news about the Manitoba and Canadian Aboriginal music industry, artist and industry directories, and resources for Aboriginal people interested in a career in music.

Module 3 – Post 4 – First Nations Music in Canada

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First Nations Music in Canada is a publication put out in 1998 by the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. It is designed for children aged 8-11 and includes basic information about Aboriginal music in Canada. It discusses instruments used, singing styles, and how music is used traditionally by First Nations people. Contemporary artists such as Buffy Sainte-Marie are also mentioned in relation to the impact of First Nations music on Canadian Culture. It also includes a quiz and a game as activities for children to do.

Module 3 – Post 3 – Aboriginal Multi-Media Society

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The Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA) is a communications society that facilitates the exchange of information among Aboriginal People. They produce publications in a Newspaper style to most provinces as well as a national publication titled Windspeaker. This is Canada’s most widely circulated Aboriginal news source. Windpseaker has been published since 1983 and includes news articles, current events, community event listings, job postings as well as a searchable archives section.

Module 3 – Post 2 – National Aboriginal Music Countdown

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The National Aboriginal Music Countdown is a radio show on the Native Communications Incorporated Radio station broadcast from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Originally a top-ten program of Canadian Aboriginal music on NCI, it is now a top 40 program hosted by “Miss Melissa” Spence and includes Aboriginal music from throughout North America and a limited selection from New Zealand and Australia. The program is broadcast on all of the Western Association of Aboriginal Broadcasters stations. The program has won multiple Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards ranging from 2001 until this past summer’s Award show.

Module 3 – Post 1 – CBC Music

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This is a page on the CBC Music website devoted to Aboriginal Music. CBC Music is a streaming service that provides music from the CBC Radio 2 and CBC Radio 3 programs. The site is broken down into various genres, one of which is Aboriginal music. This page has articles about Aboriginal musicians and includes a web radio station that plays current Aboriginal music.

The First Nation Student Success Program

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The First Nation Student Success Program (FNSSP) is a proposal-driven program designed to help First Nation educators on reserve (Kindergarten to Grade 12) and improve school results.

The Program supports projects that increase students’ achievement levels in reading and writing (literacy), mathematics (numeracy), and encourages students to remain in school (student retention).

The FNSSP is aligned with the Government’s long-term goal of providing First Nation youth on-reserve with access to a quality education that encourages them to stay in school and graduate with the skills they need to enter the labour market in order to pursue their career aspirations.

Projects funded through this program are required to include three interrelated components:

School Success Plans: First Nation schools are required to develop school success plans which set out goals, activities and targets for improving student achievement levels in the three priority areas of literacy, numeracy and student retention.

Student Learning Assessments: First Nation schools are required to conduct student learning assessments that will support the school success planning process. Assessment results should be used to identify areas to be targeted for improvement. Schools are to participate in their respective provincial standard testing process. The FNSSP will support First Nations schools in selecting and implementing student achievement testing tools.

Performance Measurement: First Nation schools are required to put in place performance measurement systems that allow schools to assess, report on, and take steps to accelerate progress made by students and by schools.

First Nation Student Success Program. (n.d.). Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada; Communications Branch;. Retrieved November 4, 2013, from https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100033703/1100100033704