Indigenous tourism and storytelling celebrated
Indigenous Peoples Week Celebrates Indigenous Tourism, August 6-12 writes Ron Mader of Planeta.com
Planeta.com, Nutti Smi Siida, Guurrbi Tours, TIME Unlimited and Nevada Magazine will co-host Indigenous Peoples Week August 6-12, our second annual celebration of social media storytelling about indigenous peoples and tourism around the world.
This online unconference is free and everyone’s invited. The objective is two-fold: to raise awareness of indigenous tourism options around the world and to improve digital literacy skills among indigenous tourism providers themselves.
Our circle of conversation includes indigenous and non-indigenous peoples around the world. Complete details are online the Planeta Wiki
Be Engaged: How to participate
Learn social media by using social media: Blogs, Delicious, Facebook, Flickr, Foodspotting, Foursquare, Google+, Linkedin, Pinterest, Slideshare, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia – to learn and share info about indigenous culture.
Delicious: Follow the Indigenous Peoples Week Stack and suggest a link
Facebook: Introduce yourself or ask a question on the event page
Flickr: Create an account an upload a few photos of your work. There are a number of relevant groups. One of our favorites is the World Crafts Group — and another fave is the World
Parks Group
Foodspotting: Please share photos of indigenous foods available for visitors
Google+: Join the event!
Slideshare: Favorite the overview presentation — and seek out or create a new presentation about indigenous culture
Twitter: Tweet about indigenous culture and please tweet about the event.
Please use the hashtag #ipw2012
YouTube: Videos please! Record your own video and introduce yourself and your interest in indigenous tourism. You can also curate a playlist to document indigenous culture and traditional knowledge. Example:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ABC87B99B4ADE1F
Wikipedia: Read or edit information about indigenous culture
** Promotion on Planeta.com’s World Travel Directory **
Planeta.com is offering a special bonus and VIP status to businesses in our World Travel Directory which features indigenous culture. We’ll extend the directory listing free for one month for businesses actively participating in Indigenous Peoples Week. Tour guides and companies not in the directory but which would like to support this event, may apply for a new listing.
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Ron Mader
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