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De-Marginalising Tourism Research: Indigenous Australians As Tourists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2012

Andrew Peters  and
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Andrew Peters*
Affiliation:
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles
Affiliation:
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia University of South Australia
*
Address for correspondence Andrew Peters, Communication, Tourism and Marketing Group, Swinburne University of Technology, Locked Bag 218 Lilydale, VIC, 3140Australia. E-mail: apeters@swin.edu.au
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Abstract

Indigenous tourism is an increasingly significant sector that can empower, encourage and promote Indigenous peoples and cultures. Defining Indigenous tourism remains open, as some definitions focus on Indigenous cultural products and experiences while other definitions emphasise Indigenous involvement and control. What is absent, however, is any definition that includes Indigenous peoples as tourists. This article employs an inductive approach to fill this gap in knowledge and uses the techniques of an evolving Indigenist paradigm that fits within the recognised ‘critical turn’ in tourism, and reflects the broader postmodernist shifts in research methodologies. It is based on a research collaboration between an Indigenous researcher and a non-Indigenous researcher who offer a preliminary exposition of topics that are made visible by examining Indigenous tourism through the lens of Indigenous peoples as active touring and travelling agents, through both historical and contemporary examples.

Keywords

Indigenous/Indigenous Australian tourismIndigenous Australian touristswhitenesspostcolonialismcritical Indigenist studies
Type
Special Issue: Beyond the Margins (Critical Tourism and Hospitality)
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Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management , Volume 19 , July 2012 , e6
Copyright
Copyright © The Authors 2012

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