Arctic Dreams: Northern Tourism and Baffin Inuit Community Development

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: social sciences, economics, economic development, tourism

chercheur principal: Wenzel, George W. (10)
Nᵒ de permis: 11146
Organisation: Department of Geography, McGill University
Année(s) de permis: 1993 1992 1991
Délivré: janv. 01, 1991
Équipe de projet: S. Nickels; M. Dupuis

Objectif(s): To investigate four specific aspects of government's tourism strategy in the Northwest Territories: to assess the significance of tourism to the cash economies of Baffin Island Inuit communities active in the industry and identify links between tourism and other sectors of northern village and regional economies; to identify whether tourism-generated monies are sufficient to meet rising local harvesting costs or instead are used to replace country foods with store foods; to study the intra-settlement and cross-cultural dynamics related to Inuit-visitor interactions.

Description du projet: This investigation will provide an analytical perspective on two aspects of northern tourism important to an understanding of the overall direction of economic development in comtemporary Eastern Arctic Inuit communities. Four specific aspects of the government of the Northwest Territories tourism strategy will be studied.