Posted by make up on 2:50 PM
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Some of you might remember that I have been visiting Pond Inlet for the last two years. I am working on an independent research project, for my PhD in Geography at the University of Calgary, looking at resident attitudes to tourism here, as well as Churchill and Cambridge Bay.The reason for setting up this weblog is to give as many people as possible a chance to comment on my findings. I'll be in town from the 27th August – 1st September 2007, so I hope to talk to as many people as possible, but obviously I cannot speak to everyone, so this is...
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When I asked residents (71 of you) to tell me about the positive effects of tourism in Pond Inlet, the following things were mentioned (and I have grouped them under economic, social, cultural and environmental categorie...
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* Tourism generates income for the community (19 people said that).* Tourism is beneficial to local carvers and tourism is helping rekindle the craft industry (7 people said that)* Tourism creates good jobs for local people (4 people identified that) and an additional 7 people noted that tourism creates job opportunities for local guides.* Tourism provides a good source of supplementary income (5 people recognized that).* Tourists buy produce and products from Pond Inlet (5 people thought that) and another 3 people said specifically that tourists...
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* Tourism is a good way to meet new people (11 people said that) and tourism is fun, exciting and its enjoyable to take part in activities alongside the tourists (7 people felt that).* Tourism gives the community recognition as a good place to visit (6 people thought that) and that this ‘recognition’ makes residents feel proud (1 person) and particularly proud of local guides (1 person).* Tourism facilitates communication between Inuit and Qallunaat (white people) (6 people identified that). Communication is enhanced when tourists and locals interact...
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* Sports hunters leave some of the meat from their hunts with local people (3 people said that).* Tourism gives local people an opportunity to participate in cultural demonstrations (4 people thought that).* Tourism provides lots of opportunities for young Inuit people (1 person).* The cultural shows interpret the “traditions of our ancestors and keep these traditions alive” (1 person).* Local people talk more about ‘IQ’ (Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit - Inuit way of interpreting the world) because tourists ask questions (1 perso...
Posted by make up on 2:39 PM
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Only 4 people mentioned environmental benefits arising from tourism, and these included: the Hamlet is cleaned up because of tourism; Pond Inlet is a pleasant place to be and “so long as tourism doesn’t affect our land its okay to have tourists here”; and tourism gives us an opportunity to spend time out on the land.HAVE YOUR SAY.....! So most people talked about the economic and socio-cultural advantages that tourism brings to Pond Inlet, do you agree with this? Would you add other advantages to this list? If you'd like to make a comment (even...
Posted by make up on 2:37 PM
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On the negative side, of the 71 residents I spoke to, 52 per cent of them didn't think there were any bad things about tourism in Pond Inlet. Of the remaining people, their comments we...
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Individuals mentioned that tourism only provides seasonal work which is not well paid, and that tourism benefits only a few people and organizations in the community (and that this may lead to jealously). As one person put it “tourism feeds some carvers but not everyone”. That costs go up in the tourist season, that local services aren’t ulitized by tourists and that “tourists don’t spend much but only take things” were economic concerns raised by other residen...
Posted by make up on 2:33 PM
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* Two people mentioned that guiding obligations conflicted with their own family time on the land, and one other person said that Pond Inlet gets at least one ‘surprise’ cruise ship a year, which is disruptive.* Tourism was thought by 2 people to “turn our kids into beggars” and similarly, two residents said that the behaviour of children around tourists was “embarrassing”.* One person noticed that the line-ups in the store are longer when tourists are in town, but it was added that this is only a minor inconvenien...
Posted by make up on 2:30 PM
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* Two residents observed that tourists were “suspicious of us” and “they don’t trust us”.* Two people thought tourists were “sometimes snobby or asked dumb questions”.* Other individuals noted that:- They had concerns because traditions were used as “show-time” for tourists;- Tourists don’t always ask permission before they take photographs (and one person was upset because tourists don’t ask before taking pictures of children in amauti – Inuit baby carrier);- Tourists are not culturally aware;- Tourists misunderstand Inuit hunting culture;- Tourism...
Posted by make up on 2:26 PM
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Only 7 people mentioned environmental concerns arising from tourism, and these included: two residents noted that they didn’t like tourists seeing the Hamlet when it “was messy” or when tourists took photographs of “the mess”; two people said tourists leave garbage and pollute the land; one person thought tourists “take things from the land”; one person said tourists “trample on archaeological sites” and; one person thought tourists “might bring diseases from the south”.HAVE YOUR SAY......! Again, please add a comment, if you have anything to add,...
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When I asked residents to indicate on a scale their overall attitude to tourism in Pond Inlet, 55% said they were supportive, 25% said they were somewhat supportive, 14% said they were neutral in their opinion, and 4% said they were either unsupportive or somewhat unsupportive of tourism (2% of residents did not answer the question). Are you surprised by these results? If you have comments on these or other aspects of these findings, please leave your comments by clicking on the button below....
Posted by make up on 1:35 PM
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When I interviewed residents of Pond Inlet I asked them to look at this satellite image of the area, and to tell me places where current tourism activities are appropriate and places where tourism activities aren't appropriate. I then asked them to repeat this exercise for future tourism activities. Here's the same satellite image with comments and annotations (to make the image larger simply click on the satellite image). What do you think? Do you agree with these resul...
Posted by make up on 9:29 AM
Beside the Maimoon Palace, The Medan Grand Mosque was another architectural heritage of Deli Sultanate. the mosque is still utilized by the local community for daily prayers. Like The Maimoon Palace, the building materials of the mosque were taken from Italy. The Grand Mosque which was built in 1906 by Sultan Makmun Al-Rasyid is the most beautiful and magnificence mosques in North Sumatera. It is situated about 200 m from The Maimoon Palace.The specific architecture of the mosque was inspired by the Moorish style.The dome of the Al Ma'sum Mosque...
Posted by make up on 8:41 AM
The palace was built by Sultan Makmun Al-Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah.It was constructed by the design of an Italian architect in 1888 AD.As a legacy of Melayu-Deli Sultanate,it is dominated with yellow color, the Melayu typical color.The Maimoon Palace was built on a land of 2.772 m2 wide in the centre of the Deli kingdom, now Brigjen Katamso street, Medan.This palace consisted of two floors that were divided into three parts, which are the main building, the left wing, and the right wing. In the front, around 100 meters, stood the Al-Maksum mosque...
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Lake Toba is the most interesting tourist object in the Province of North Sumatera, Indonesia. It is as the largest inland lake in South-East Asia and one of the deepest in the world [ more than 500 metres]. Lake Toba has a length that spans 100 kilometres from Northwest to South and a width of 30 kilometres. Water surface of Lake Toba is around 900 meter of sea level. It’s surrounded by Mount Piso-Piso on the north and Mount Pusuk Bukit on the west. Parapat, the town in the coast of the lake has many hotels and restaurants which provide...
