Indigenous ecotourism in central British Columbia: The potential for building capacity in the Tl'azt'en Nations territories

Journal of Ecotourism

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 173-194

  Nepal, Sanjay K ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Community perspectives; Indigenous ecotourism; Natural and cultural heritage; Tl'azt'en First Nations

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECOTOURISM; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14644405003     PISSN: 14724049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14664200508668431     Document Type: Article

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