Read All About It: Tourism sparks Arctic Economic Development

June 3, 2019 - Less than a minute read

 Arctic Today (Norway) recently ran a story on how Indigenous communities in Greenland, Canada and elsewhere are poised to benefit from growing Arctic tourism — if it can be developed right.

Quotable quote: “Ultimately, any expansion of tourism services should not exclude the people who have historically lived on the lands that people seek to explore. Indigenous communities should have a say as to whether they want to be involved, and if so, legislative measures are necessary to facilitate these new opportunities.”

Read the rest of the story by Martha Lee here.

 

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