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Text and photos: Ella Björn Why learn about Sámi cultures? Indigenous cultures are critical to our planet’s cultural diversity. Over the years in Finland, tourism entrepreneurs have spread stereotypical and inaccurate information about Sámi cultures. Although exploitation in tourism has decreased in recent times and Sámi people have started their own businesses, the need to …
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Arctic Art and Design students’ visit in Hetta Text: Chau, Emmanuel, Gu, Yiling & Misia Video and images : Chau-Hsien Kuo We are a group of Arctic Art and Design students from the University of Lapland in Finland who travelled to Hetta, in north-west Finland, for the annual ice sculpting competition. The peace-themed competition was …
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We are proud to start publishing posts from our associated partners, who are really important part of this project. First one comes from Finland, from Enontekiö, and Tiina will participate to our first benchmark-journey to Greenland later this year. Enjoy! *** I am Tiina Vuontisjärvi, the fourth generation at Hotel Hetan Majatalo. Enontekiö is …
Another interesting summer reading from Cecilia Db who discusses why labels in tourism (especially in Sámi tourism) can be very important.
Read more below!
Authenticity as a compromise: why labels can be very important
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Text and photos: Cecilia de Bernardi Since I started my work with Sámi tourism, initially I focused on analysing language, marketing, and specifically how culture is portrayed in pictures. The reason why I started with this is that marketing communication is an important aspect of the process of...Inspiring summer reading in ARCTISEN blog: Ella Björn's reflections about different ways tourists can learn from and about indigenous cultures. Ella Björn Monika Lüthje Outi Kugapi #arctisen #responsibletourism #culturallysensitivetourism
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Different Stories: Teaching Sámi Cultures in Tourism
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Text and photos: Ella Björn Why learn about Sámi cultures? Indigenous cultures are critical to our planet’s cultural diversity. Over the years in Finland, tourism entrepreneurs have spread stereotypical and inaccurate information about Sámi cultures. Although exploitation in tourism has decreas...MyCultureToday presents
Bryan S. R. Grimwood,
PhD Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies from University of Waterloo. ☀️
These are "representations of the blissful moments of my life. I’m a father of three kids and the image here is of me with my youngest, William. In the background is Lake Huron, which was a constant companion of my youth (I grew up in a small town on the Lake’s southern mouth) and a place we visit occasionally a part of a weekend daytrips. The second image is of me out for a bicycle ride during the evening (hence the neon vest!). During the pandemic, I’ve been finding my regular evening rides around Kitchener-Waterloo a great way to unwind, stay fit, and explore."
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MyCultureToday presents our Arctisen Intern from University of Lapland Emmanuel Tauch! Emmanuel is a master student of Arctic Art and Design and is a great add to our team!
"Standing in front of lake constance, as is typical of German culture 😁 ..and eating Italian ice cream, with the Swiss Alps in the distance"
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