Tourism

from 2022 Winter Newsletter

Dease Lake Community – Christina Callbreath

Director Report

Over the past two months, the bulk of the work thus far has been dedicated to research and engagement with community members, tourism stakeholders, and aligning with the work already being done in other departments. This summer, more time will be dedicated to conducting site visits in the territory and engagement sessions with the communities. Here’s hoping that we can all travel safely this summer. I look forward to sharing more updates with everyone in the future.

By establishing the Tourism Department in November of last year, the Tahltan Central Government took the exciting step of becoming more directly involved with ecotourism.

Alex Buri

Tourism Director As many of you know, Tahltan Territory has some of the most beautiful and wild landscapes on the planet, already drawing visitors from around the world. And now, more than ever, travelers are looking for unique places where they can reconnect with nature and experience authentic local interactions.

For year one, our focus will be on developing a three-year strategy that outlines steps the government can take to become more involved as owner-operators and how we can support the tourism economy. This means looking at the potential economic benefits, how tourism can help provide more work opportunities, and how we can have more influence with visitors so they better understand Tahltan culture and laws. This also means defining what kind of visitors we want to receive and ensuring that ecotourism supports and protects the Tahltan way of life.

“Over the past two months, the bulk of the work thus far has been dedicated to research and engagement with community members, tourism stakeholders, and aligning with the work already being done in other departments.”