Introduction: Tourist-Host Nexus - Research Considerations

• Published in: Indigenous Tourism: the Commodification and Management of Culture pp. 1 - 12
• Main Author: Ryan, Chris
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2005
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Hindmarsh Island; Indigenous Peoples; Contemporary Society; Indepth Interviews; Australian Aboriginal People; ATSI; Moremi Game Reserve; Purposeful Cultural Tourist; South Australian Tourism Commission; Indigenous Tourism Businesses; Camp Coorong; Yothu Yindi; ATSI Community; Aboriginal Designs; Australian Aboriginal Culture; Knowledge Acquisition; Maori Tourism; Indigenous People's Culture; ATSI People; Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park; Complex Research Environment; Freya Higgins Desbiolles; Average Incomes; Indigenous Tourism; Maori Culture
• ISBN: 0080446205; 9780080446202
• DOI: 10.4324/9780080914008-1

The purpose of this introductory chapter is to examine the nexus of researcher and researched within the context of the relationship between tourism and indigenous peoples. It will be argued that three dimensions exist in this relationship, namely academia, the indigenous perspective and the imperatives of tourism. Subsequent to this there will be a definition of what constitutes an indigenous people derived from the United Nations. Finally the contributions of the different authors will be introduced, highlighting their subject matter and the ways in which they relate to each other and the themes identified in this introduction.