TY - JOUR
T1 - Conflicts, battlefields, Indigenous peoples and tourism: addressing dissonant heritage in warfare tourism in Australia and North America in the twenty-first century
AU - Lemelin, Raynald
AU - Whyte, Kyle
AU - Johansen, Kelsey
AU - Higgins Desbiolle, Freya
AU - Wilson, Christopher
AU - Hemming, Steven
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the omission of Indigenous narratives in battlefields and sites of conflicts while also highlighting how certain battlefields and sites of conflicts have attempted to address dissonant heritage by diversifying interpretation strategies and implementing elements of collaborative management approaches, thereby addressing Indigenous erasure. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a content analysis, field studies and case studies to examine dissonant heritage in warfare tourism sites involving Indigenous peoples in Australia and North America. Findings: The content analysis reveals that aboriginal erasure is still prevalent within the literature on warfare and battlefield tourism. However, the case studies suggest that dissonant heritage in warfare tourism is being addressed through collaborative management strategies and culturally sensitive interpretation strategies. Research limitations/implications: The content analysis is limited to tourism journals. The case studies highlight sites that are using adaptive management and integrating Indigenous peoples. Practical implications: The study of dissonant heritage and warfare tourism, while relatively young, is beginning to address aboriginal erasure and cultural dissonance; this study is a contribution to this area of research. Social implications: Addressing the impacts of aboriginal erasure and heritage dissonance in colonial settings heals the hurts of the past, while empowering communities. It also provides Indigenous communities with opportunities to diversify current tourism products. Originality/value: This is a collaborative international paper involving Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from Australia, Canada, and the USA.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the omission of Indigenous narratives in battlefields and sites of conflicts while also highlighting how certain battlefields and sites of conflicts have attempted to address dissonant heritage by diversifying interpretation strategies and implementing elements of collaborative management approaches, thereby addressing Indigenous erasure. Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a content analysis, field studies and case studies to examine dissonant heritage in warfare tourism sites involving Indigenous peoples in Australia and North America. Findings: The content analysis reveals that aboriginal erasure is still prevalent within the literature on warfare and battlefield tourism. However, the case studies suggest that dissonant heritage in warfare tourism is being addressed through collaborative management strategies and culturally sensitive interpretation strategies. Research limitations/implications: The content analysis is limited to tourism journals. The case studies highlight sites that are using adaptive management and integrating Indigenous peoples. Practical implications: The study of dissonant heritage and warfare tourism, while relatively young, is beginning to address aboriginal erasure and cultural dissonance; this study is a contribution to this area of research. Social implications: Addressing the impacts of aboriginal erasure and heritage dissonance in colonial settings heals the hurts of the past, while empowering communities. It also provides Indigenous communities with opportunities to diversify current tourism products. Originality/value: This is a collaborative international paper involving Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars from Australia, Canada, and the USA.
KW - Australia
KW - Battlefield tourism
KW - Canada
KW - Content analysis
KW - Dark tourism
KW - Emotional dissonance
KW - Heritage
KW - Indigenous peoples
KW - Tourism
KW - United States of America
KW - Warfare
KW - Warfare tourism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880788108&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2012-0038
DO - 10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2012-0038
M3 - Article
SN - 1750-6182
VL - 7
SP - 257
EP - 271
JO - International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
JF - International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research
IS - 3
ER -