1. LISTENING AND TALKING CIRCLES IN THE TOURISM PLANNING PROCESS
Susan Guyette, Ph.D.
Tourism Planning
& Development

2. The Cultural Tourist Wants to learn from other cultures
Is respectful of local ecosystems
Desires to contribute to a local economy
Seeks the experiential
Appreciates the authenticity of the experience
Frequently contributes to conservation and cultural retention efforts

3. A New Paradigm Encourages cultural retention
Based on concepts of small-scale economy
Focus on equity
Supportive of entrepreneurs
Corrects cultural misinterpretations
Interpreting from within the community
Inclusive of all groups
Addresses sustainable options
Low environmental impacts

4. Planning from Within Identify values relating to tourism
Listening is the key skill for planning
Asking “what do we want to sustain and for whom?”
A responsible tourism ethic
Working with local values
and local ecosystems

5. Value-Based Planning
Value-based method for cultural tourism planning and development--from within a community
Cultural, economic, environmental basis
Culture is the
cornerstone of
sustainability
Away from mass tourism
Small-scale

6. INDIGENOUS VALUES RELATING TO TOURISM
Generosity
Extended family support
Community
Cooperation
Cultural learning
Indigenous methodology

7. WORKING WITH CULTURE
Sustainable cultural tourism fosters respect for the privacy needed to practice and perpetuate traditions.
Rather than seeking equilibrium based on one point in time, sustainable cultural tourism contributes to the renewal of local traditions over time, as they evolve

8. TALKING CIRCLES Follow traditional protocols Prayer opening
Everyone a place & a time to speak
Gaining consensus in the Indigenous community
Pace of the community
Feedback to the community on the directions

9. LISTENING
Listening skills are central for perceiving opinion and understanding desired directions
Observe patterns and connections
Difference between an agenda and a topic
Listen to negative comments

10. A RESPECTFUL MEETING Time for everyone Cultural values
Respectful of cultural privacy
Follows cultural protocols
Food served
Multigenerational participation
Elders
Youth

11. GATHERING COMMUNITY INPUT
Informal discussion;
Community meeting/gathering
Focus groups interested in a topic
Interviews
Surveys conducted at meetings, in households, and businesses;
A survey within another community survey

12. A PROCESS OF DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK
One or more talking circle sessions
A larger gathering to involve the community/ visioning
Small focus group sessions
Detailed community sessions
Interviews with local government
A balance of qualitative and quantitative

13. ORGANIZING THE MEETING
Announce the meeting 2 weeks ahead
Use methods to attract all age groups
Schedule meetings to include all—evening, afternoon, weekend
Serve food/ provide child care
Observe protocols for who speaks first
Start with a prayer, if the custom
Set a time length, unless understood that end is full discussion
Prepare a summary of meeting results/ give feedback

15. SUSTAINABILITY FACTORS
Economic gain is not always a primary motivator
Preservation of traditional lifeways
Creating the maximum number of jobs
A place for everyone
Multiple income streams
Slower pace
Linked projects/ networks
Consensus in the planning process
Communities in nature, a part of nature

16. About the Book 2 Winning with a Regional Approach
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Understanding Tourism
2 Winning with a Regional Approach
3 Beginning the Planning Process
4 Community and Visitor Surveys
5 Analyzing the Market
6 Completing the Action Plan
7 Interpretive Centers & Museums
8 Creating Jobs
9 The Tourism Enterprise
10 Increasing Sustainability
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17. Upcoming talk in Canada:
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Upcoming talk in Canada:
September Vancouver/ WINTA,
World Indigenous Tourism Alliance