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People are hitting the roads, boarding flights and planning late-summer vacations across the U.S. They are looking forward to traveling after COVID-19 restrictions kept them close to home for months. Native tourism destinations are among the popular places attracting sightseers and tribes, cultural centers, businesses and artists have all felt the economic hit from the pandemic. Some reservations remain closed, but many tribes and Native centers are welcoming tourists back, with some precautions, to help their economic recovery and extend programs, recreation and educational resources to the public.
Guests:
Sherry Rupert (Paiute/Washoe) – CEO of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association
Emily Edenshaw – (Citizen of the Native Village of Emmonak) CEO of the Alaska Native Heritage Center
Stacey Halfmoon -(Choctaw, Delaware, enrolled citizen of Caddo Nation) senior director of the Choctaw Cultural Center
Break 1 music: Canoe Song (song) Chenoa (artist) Spirit of Salishan (album)
Break 2 music: Intertribal (song) Cree Confederation (artist) Pakosiyimitan (album)
