{"id":485712,"date":"2026-02-19T17:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485712\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:02:10","slug":"edmonton-hosts-international-indigenous-tourism-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485712\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Hosts International Indigenous Tourism Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-3126-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The International Indigenous Tourism Conference is underway inside the Edmonton Convention Centre, running from February 18-19, the two-day event brings together Indigenous tourism leaders from across Canada and beyond to strengthen partnerships, grow opportunities and celebrate culture.<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Littlelight, Marketing Director with Indigenous Tourism tells CFWE that delegates from 14 different countries are gathered under one roof, with a strong turnout of non-Indigenous attendees connecting directly with Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-01.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-01.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37721\" class=\"wp-image-37721 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-3106-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tamara Littlelight, Director of Marketing with Indigenous Tourism at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)\" width=\"712\" height=\"475\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamara Littlelight, Director of Marketing with Indigenous Tourism at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (Photo Credits \u2013 Daniel Barker-Tremblay)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Littlelight adds there\u2019s an overwhelming sense of pride, noting tourism serves as a pathway for cultural revitalization, economic empowerment and healing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-02.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-02.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With more than 90 local Indigenous artisans on site, Littlelight says the conference is creating direct economic impact in local communities while giving attendees a chance to connect with Indigenous makers and culture firsthand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-03.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3142\/files\/2026\/02\/international-indigenous-tourism-con-audio-clip-03.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37722\" class=\"wp-image-37722 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img-3137-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Artisan Market at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)\" width=\"746\" height=\"497\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-37722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artisan Market at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (Photo Credits \u2013 Daniel Barker-Tremblay)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The International Indigenous Tourism Conference is underway inside the Edmonton Convention Centre, running from February 18-19, the two-day&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":485713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194294],"tags":[901,32920,49,48,32921,32927,4398,23752,32919,32924,32922,32923,32926,32918,7607,32925],"class_list":{"0":"post-485712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edmonton","8":"tag-alberta","9":"tag-alberta-radio","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-canada-radio","13":"tag-classic-country","14":"tag-country-music","15":"tag-edmonton","16":"tag-edmonton-radio","17":"tag-first-nations","18":"tag-fort-mcmurray","19":"tag-grande-prairie","20":"tag-hot-country","21":"tag-indigenous","22":"tag-media","23":"tag-radio-advertising"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/485713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}