ATBC News Releases

Check here for updates on news related to ATBC members, as well as initiatives being undertaken by ATBC to promote Aboriginal tourism in British Columbia.

Mar 05,08	2008 Aboriginal Tourism BC Award Winners honoured at Gala Outstanding performers in British Columbia’s growing Aboriginal tourism industry were honoured in Vancouver at the fifth Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia (ATBC) awards ceremony.
Nov 14,07	Four Host First Nations and ATBC Prepare to Welcome the World The Four Host First Nations and ATBC have signed a Statement of Cooperation to work collaboratively to develop opportunities and legacies from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games for Aboriginal Peoples, particularly in the cultural tourism industry.
Sept 24,07	$5 million to strengthen Aboriginal Tourism in B.C. The Province is investing $5 million over the next four years to help build a culturally rich and sustainable Aboriginal tourism industry throughout B.C., announced Stan Hagen, Minister of Tourism, Sport and the Arts.
Sept 24,07	Aboriginal Cultural Tourism Blueprint Strategy for B.C. The Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC’s Blueprint Strategy provides a long-term plan for the sustainable growth and development of the province’s Aboriginal tourism industry.
Sept 24,07	Aboriginal Youth Ambassador Program The Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC is partnering with the Squamish First Nation to deliver the successful Squamish Aboriginal Youth Ambassador Program (AYA) tourism training program to Aboriginal people throughout British Columbia.
Sept 24, 07	Aboriginal Tourism in B.C. - Quick Facts
Jul 30, 07	Pow Wows in BC - Festivals, First Nations Style First Nations really know how to throw a party. The invitation is sent far and wide, with participants coming from all over North America. A Pow Wow is a gathering of First Nations for a celebration of singing, drumming and dancing, a time of renewing friendships and creating new ones.
Jul 27, 07	Haida Heritage Centre Now Open for Preview Season Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada – With emerging worldwide interest in West Coast Indigenous cultures, the new Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay (formerly spelled Qay’llnagaay) has opened its doors to the general public for its “soft opening preview season."
Jun 6, 07	Aboriginal Adventures in BC - Add the Exotic Ingredient First Nations operated adventure and nature discovery tours are a great way to add a cultural context to exploring the magnificent British Columbia scenery. Qualified Aboriginal guides lead excursions through some of the most scenic parts of British Columbia, combining active adventures with visits to modern and ancient village sites, ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.
May 14, 07	Haida Heritage Centre at Qay'llnagaay Opens in July The new Haida Heritage Centre at Qay'llnagaay, on Haida Gwaii, also known as the Queen Charlotte Islands, will open to the public on July 1, 2007 to initiate its “soft opening preview season.” It is on the site of the ancient Haida village, known as Qay’llnagaay (also spelled Kaay Llnagaay), meaning "Sea Lion Town."
Apr 18, 07	Treasures of the Tsimshian Anthology of Auctioned Aboriginal Artifacts Historic cultural treasures, long lost to the Tsimshian people, have come home to British Columbia. Items acquired by Rev. Robert J. Dundas recently sold among a collection of Northwest coast art at Sotheby, in New York. The travelling exhibition of these recently obtained artifacts began at the Museum of Northern British Columbia in Prince Rupert, on the north coast of British Columbia.
Apr 18, 07	Aboriginal Tourism in British Columbia Ahead of Industry Trends The World Tourism Organization has identified growth in experiential tourism as one of the defining trends in the next two decades. Travelers want to experience nature and culture as active participants, not as members of an audience. Aboriginal tourism addresses all of these areas and a whole lot more.
Mar 15, 07	2007 Winners of the Aboriginal Tourism British Columbia Award The spotlight was on British Columbia’s Aboriginal tourism sector and its outstanding performers at the Fourth Aboriginal Tourism Association of British Columbia (ATBC) awards ceremony held in Vancouver.