Tourism
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Choice: American Indian Culture
- Categories: Economics, Social Science
- Subcategories: Trade, Commerce, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: United States
Article abstract: Tourism has become a valuable economic resource for many tribes, but it may also involve catering to popular stereotypes {$IStereotypes{/I}} and sometimes the jobs it provides offer low wages.
Until the late nineteenth century, the European Americans who made contact with Native American tribes were mainly explorers, trappers, and pioneers. By the end of that century, though, two historical developments turned the native groups into tourist attractions. First, conflict had ended with the victory of European American society. This meant that the...
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