DEVELOPING MATERIALS TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND ORGANIZAATIONS IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

THIS PHASE II PROJECT WILL DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS, INCLUDING A MANUAL, TO ASSIST NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMPREHENSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. FURTHER, THE PROJECT WILL PLAN AND CONDUCT A WORKSHOP, INVOLVING A CROSS SECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AS A MEANS OF TESTING AND EVALUATING THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MATERIALS DEVELOPED. FINALLY, THE PROJECT WILL SELECT FIVE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING A CROSS SECTION OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES, AND WILL ASSIST THEM IN ESTABLISHING COMPREHENSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANS, AND TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE CONSIDERING TIME AND BUDGET LIMITATIONS, IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLANS.