Truth and Reconciliation
Northern BC Tourism/Ryan Dickie
At Destination BC, Truth and Reconciliation is both a responsibility and an opportunity to build understanding, equity, and connection within the BC tourism industry.
To meaningfully support the Respectful Growth of Indigenous Tourism, we will focus our efforts internally first. Looking within our organization ensures that our efforts are purposeful and impactful.
Being respectful of the growth of Indigenous tourism means we recognize each Nation’s inherent Rights and Titles and their sovereign approach to tourism. We work with First Nations communities that decide how they will engage in tourism. We understand that tourism is an opportunity for Indigenous Peoples to share their cultures, stories, songs, languages, and traditions on their own terms.
Our Commitments
Truth and Reconciliation is everyone’s responsibility.
We invite you to witness where we are focusing our efforts to
grow as an organization in our learning and unlearning.
Read Our Commitments Towards Truth and Reconciliation
Our Commitments Towards Truth and Reconciliation — an Indigenous-led, organization-wide plan — reflects our ongoing journey to thoughtfully weave Indigenous perspectives, voices, and values into our organisation and our work.
Our plan is based on important frameworks and laws that focus on Indigenous rights and reconciliation. These include:
Indigenous & Regional Partnerships
The Indigenous & Regional Partnerships team at Destination BC is dedicated to creating a deeper understanding and respect for Indigenous cultures within the organization and the tourism industry. Building and maintaining relationships with First Nations communities and Indigenous Peoples that are respectful and reciprocal, are at the heart of the team’s work. We partner with and work with Indigenous Tourism BC to support First Nations communities and Indigenous Peoples that are interested in developing or expanding their tourism offerings.
Karen Dick-Tunkara
Director
karen.tunkara@destinationbc.ca
Melissa Arnott
Senior Program Advisor
melissa.arnott@destinationbc.ca
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