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Native America Calling: Are the economic benefits of tourism worth it?
Friday, July 12, 2024
Are the economic benefits of tourism worth it?
Tourism is big money for many tribes and individual entrepreneurs. But it also has the potential to diminish people’s quality of life.
Residents in Juneau, Alaska are considering a limit on the dozens of cruise ships that unload thousands of visitors there every summer. Among other things, critics say the steady stream of outsiders detracts from what they enjoy about living there.
Some tribes have closed off tourist attractions altogether. Join Native America Calling to find out about “overtourism” and ways to avoid it.
Guests on Native America Calling
Sherry Rupert (Paiute and Washoe), CEO of American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA)
Joe Nelson (Tlingit), chair of Sealaska Corporation and co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN)
Cory Mann (citizen of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska), business owner in Juneau, Alaska
Ilihia Gionson (Native Hawaiian), public affairs officer for the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority
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