A space reserved for Aboriginal tourist exploration was inaugurated on Friday at the fork. The place welcomes visitors who wish to discover the offer of 170 Aboriginal Tourist members Manitoba.
The place offers autonomous learning tools and exhibitions that present the Aboriginal tourist network of the province and the history of companies.
This initiative is more than a new fork attraction. It is a celebration of indigenous culture, its heritage and its stories
says the Manitoban Minister of Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism, Nellie Kennedy.
According to the government, the Aboriginal tourism industry is booming in the country, and Manitoba plays a central role there. In just a few years, Aboriginal Tourism Manitoba increased from 81 member companies to 170.
Aboriginal Tourism Manitoba was recorded in 2021, but it all started in 2019 thanks to a strategy set up by the Aboriginal tourist association in Canada and Manitoba Travel to grow the Aboriginal tourism sector in the province.
The director of travel operations Manitoba, Angela Cassie, stresses that indigenous tourism has enabled the creation of 1,600 jobs that have an economic and cultural impact on the various Aboriginal communities.
Tourism offers experiences of learning, culture, use of indigenous languages, so it’s not just the economy. It also talks about cultural vitality and the ability to share this culture with others.
In 2023, indigenous tourism generated nearly $ 91 million for the Commence of the province, according to the government of Manitoba.
The Discovery Center for the Aboriginal Tourist Tourist offer will be open from Friday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Aboriginal works of art, including pearling, are on sale in the new Aboriginal tourist discovery center with a fork.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Gala Dionne
New activity at the fork
In addition to the announcement of this new tourism center, a new activity at the fork has been unveiled. Aboriginal company Turtle Toursalready present in Mont-Rriding National Park, will offer guided tours there.
We are delighted to offer our visits focused on tale and gastronomy at the fork, in the heart of the territory targeted by the Treaty No1
explains the owner-operator of Turtle ToursAshley Smith.
This new space allows us to welcome visitors, tell our stories and celebrate with the culture and history of this territory. We hope they will leave with a deeper link with this place and its peoples.
These projects are the result of a collaboration between the fork and the North Portage Partnershipwhich provided space with Aboriginal Tourism Manitoba and Turtle Tours.
With information from Gala Dionne
