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From souvenir to sundance: perceptions and participation of residents in cultural tourism on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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dc.contributor.authorGraham, Melanie Ann, author
dc.contributor.authorPickering, Kathleen Ann, 1958-, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBrowne, Katherine E., 1953-, committee member
dc.contributor.authorGloeckner, Gene William, 1950-, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialPine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.)
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Dakota
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T06:27:15Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T06:27:15Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractCultural tourism development on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota has the potential to increase access to the cash economy for Pine Ridge residents, as well as the potential to create negative social, cultural and economic impacts that threaten to overshadow any benefits. In the effort to develop responsible and culturally appropriate tourism, it is critical to understand how tourism impacts the daily lives of residents, and how they participate in these economic activities. Surveys and interviews with households (n=47) and business owners (n=43) explore how a Pine Ridge economy that is embedded in Lakota values of reciprocity and generosity interacts with and contradicts the global economy. Results reveal that this sample of residents expresses a generally positive attitude regarding tourism, as well as a strong consensus that the greatest potential for exploitation lies in the commercialization of Lakota spirituality. Additionally, the experiences of business owners demonstrate that tourism does increase access to the cash economy, but it is only a marginal improvement in local sources of supplemental income when entrepreneurs lack the resources necessary to compete in the difficult business environment on Pine Ridge. Understanding and responding to the experiences of local residents will enable communities to mitigate the negative impacts of tourism in order to maximize the positive outcomes, resulting in a tourism sector on the reservation that is responsible, accountable and undeniably Lakota.
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dc.identifier2009_fall_Graham_ANPO.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2009100001ANPO
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/35497
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relationCatalog record number (MMS ID): 991012230769703361
dc.relationG156.5.H47.G73 2009
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.titleFrom souvenir to sundance: perceptions and participation of residents in cultural tourism on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
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thesis.degree.disciplineAnthropology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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