Protecting Traditions while Promoting Tourism

03-31-2001

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

Protecting traditions while promoting tourism

Protecting traditions, beliefs and sacred sites are among the main issues
Native nations are discussing when considering tourism as a means of
economic development.

In late February, 16 tribal delegates arrived from the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indian Nations in Canada to meet with Pueblo representatives
to discuss tourism issues. The program was called the "New Mexico Indian
Governments Exchange Project, Tribal Tourism & Economic Development."

The delegation visited New Mexico as the guests of ...

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Protecting Traditions while Promoting Tourism

03-31-2001

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

Protecting traditions while promoting tourism

Protecting traditions, beliefs and sacred sites are among the main issues
Native nations are discussing when considering tourism as a means of
economic development.

In late February, 16 tribal delegates arrived from the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indian Nations in Canada to meet with Pueblo representatives
to discuss tourism issues. The program was called the "New Mexico Indian
Governments Exchange Project, Tribal Tourism & Economic Development."

The delegation visited New Mexico as the guests of ...

Read all of this article

Protecting Traditions while Promoting Tourism

03-31-2001

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

Protecting traditions while promoting tourism

Protecting traditions, beliefs and sacred sites are among the main issues
Native nations are discussing when considering tourism as a means of
economic development.

In late February, 16 tribal delegates arrived from the Federation of
Saskatchewan Indian Nations in Canada to meet with Pueblo representatives
to discuss tourism issues. The program was called the "New Mexico Indian
Governments Exchange Project, Tribal Tourism & Economic Development."

The delegation visited New Mexico as the guests of ...

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Sound of Drums at State Capitol

03-15-2001

Westerly, Suzanne
News From Indian Country

Sound of Drums at State Capitol

The sound of drums and singing filled New Mexico's capitol building Feb. 6,
bringing people to the rotunda to watch dancers from various Pueblos and
Indian Day at the legislature - "Honoring Yesterday, Envisioning Tomorrow."

Established by the state legislature, American Indian Day is set aside "to
recognize and honor the government-to-government relationships with the
twenty-three sovereign Nations of the State of New Mexico."

New Mexico's Governor Gary Johnson issued a proclamation to all the Indian
Nations in ...

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