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Measuring Progress

• More visitors coming to community, staying longer and • Greater awareness of our culture in surrounding
supporting local economy communities
• More respectful encounters between community members
and visitors

Key Challenges And Concerns

• We have not always been open and free to sharing our culture. Not always easy for non-natives to navigate, often looking for
some kind of protocol that doesn’t exist
• Tourism can be a concern if not done responsibly by turning our culture into a commodity, leading to cultural appropriation
• Lacking capacity for overnight stays, so tourists don’t stay long enough to enjoy all the options
• Lacking infrastructure such as parking and public washrooms for guests
• Many sites and parks have hours constrained to Monday to Friday 9-5 so people can’t explore when they are done work

Suggested Lead Partners

• Six Nations Tourism • Deyohaha:ge (Indigenous • Tourism Marketing • Kayanase
• Woodland Cultural Centre Knowledge Centre) Committee • New/emerging orgs

Timeline

OBJECTIVES STATUS IN 2019
Coordinate diverse existing Tourism Marketing Committee beginning to coordinate efforts, need greater
tourism initiatives and understanding with community members around what can and cannot be shared of
collaborate with neighbouring our culture.
SHORT communities
(2019-2024)
Economic Impact Study of Resources required to undertake study, challenge of coordinating all the different public
culture and tourism initiatives and private tourism groups and organizations.

Create Tourism Training Demand for more skilled employees in the Tourism sector, OSTTC is piloting an eco-
Initiatives tourism program with Fanshawe.

MEDIUM Expand overnight capacity Cabins being built at Chiefswood park add to existing overnight capacity, but more
(2025-2029) needed to support multi-day guests.

Kayanase and Chiefswood Park offering eco-tourism options, more room for growth to
Expand eco-tourism options
showcase and celebrate our relationship with Mother Earth.
LONG At corner of Pauline Johnson Rd. and Hwy. 54, initial discussions of developing “Pauline
(2030-2039) Develop Pauline Johnson Walk Johnson Walk” for Tourism and Business Development.

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