'It's not about believing': Exploring the transformative potential of cultural acknowledgement in an Indigenous tourism context

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 158-170

  Scherrer, Pascal ^a,b   Doohan, Kim ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Mintupela Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erasure; Host guest relationship; Hybrid space; Kimberley; Tolerance; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; CULTURAL RELATIONS; CULTURAL TRADITION; ECOTOURISM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HERITAGE TOURISM; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; TOURISM MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84881532260     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apv.12016     Document Type: Article

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