Welcome back to The Tourism RESET with me, your host, Rebecca Woolford. My guest today is Dr. Lyla June Johnston, aka Lyla June, an Indigenous musician, author, and activist of Din茅 nation and European heritage.
Lyla鈥檚 creativity and passion have engaged audiences around the globe. She blends her study of Human Ecology at Stanford with doctoral research focused on how pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped Turtle Island (now called the Americas). Lyla鈥檚 wisdom and guidance have completely reshaped how I think about the tourism industry.
Here's what you'll discover in this episode:
馃實 What Turtle Island really means, and why understanding this is foundational for anyone promoting travel in North America
馃實 How generational trauma shapes Indigenous communities, and why tourism professionals and businesses need this context to shape how we see the world
馃實 Three key challenges Indigenous communities face, and how tourism done right can support regeneration rather than extraction
馃實 The critical Indigenous principles of solidarity and reciprocity
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