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LISTENING AND TALKING CIRCLES IN THE TOURISM PLANNING PROCESS

LISTENING AND TALKING CIRCLES IN THE TOURISM PLANNING PROCESS. Susan Guyette, Ph.D . Tourism Planning & Development. The Cultural Tourist. Wants to learn from other cultures Is respectful of local ecosystems Desires to contribute to a local economy Seeks the experiential

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LISTENING AND TALKING CIRCLES IN THE TOURISM PLANNING PROCESS

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  1. LISTENING AND TALKING CIRCLESIN 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. 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 ORGANIZING THE MEETING

  14. 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

  15. About the Book TABLE OF CONTENTS 1Understanding 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 print ISBN 978-0-9858788-0-1 www.amazon.ca www.amazon.com e-book ISBN 978-0-9858788-1-8 Wholesale: Ingram Content susanguyette@nets.comwww.susanguyette.com

  16. THANK YOU FOR JOINING Upcoming talk in Canada: September 12-14 Vancouver/ WINTA, World Indigenous Tourism Alliance www.susanguyette.com susanguyette@nets.com

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