tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post7484691471812742216..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Postcard 42: TouristsAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-76535937646149140342013-03-08T06:22:34.723-05:002013-03-08T06:22:34.723-05:00Thanks for that resource.Thanks for that resource.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-60472446846919045472013-03-07T14:50:56.267-05:002013-03-07T14:50:56.267-05:00Have a wonderful, enriching time at the conference...Have a wonderful, enriching time at the conference, Laura. I live not too far from Cherokee, NC, and do have some Cherokee blood coursing through my own veins. I appreciated Michael R's insights and certainly approach any of these tourist/Indian elements with caution. Thanks for sharing, and for the link to all those other amazing postcards. Safe travels!Robyn Hood Blackhttp://www.robynhoodblack.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-14952827105477411682013-03-07T01:08:38.723-05:002013-03-07T01:08:38.723-05:00Have a great time Laura. Your postcard and poem a...Have a great time Laura. Your postcard and poem are timely issues fairly constantly here in Colorado. Those last two lines seem very meaningful.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-5912611497012263032013-03-06T14:01:56.573-05:002013-03-06T14:01:56.573-05:00Laura, I hope to get to that panel, too. I'll ...Laura, I hope to get to that panel, too. I'll look for you there, if not before. I hoped to arrive tomorrow, but not only the weather, but some illness in the family may change my plans. Have fun! Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-39810028508690894382013-03-06T12:44:54.713-05:002013-03-06T12:44:54.713-05:00Geographers and other social scientists have shown...Geographers and other social scientists have shown increased interest in issues related to heritage tourism-- nostalgia, preservation of spaces (can be positive, protecting unique locations, or negative, inhibiting economic development that will bring greater prosperity and economic diveristy), impact on culture groups, contested identities, mythologizing the past, selective views on history, and so on. There's even a journal devoted to this field-- The Journal of Heritage Tourism.Michael Ratcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469869423353363535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-44109910720323482212013-03-06T11:50:13.577-05:002013-03-06T11:50:13.577-05:00Mike, thank you so much for these insights. Your c...Mike, thank you so much for these insights. Your comments have enriched my understanding of this image. It would be valuable to have more discussion about the issue of tourism: what the visitor expects to see and how/why/whether to provide that. There are financial incentives and personal costs, in many cases, to tourism.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-27375310143504714132013-03-06T11:42:32.527-05:002013-03-06T11:42:32.527-05:00Sorry... I meant to write in the fifth sentence, &...Sorry... I meant to write in the fifth sentence, "men would not have worn..."Michael Ratcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469869423353363535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-72678211446768386282013-03-06T10:49:12.630-05:002013-03-06T10:49:12.630-05:00This postcard says a lot about our expectations as...This postcard says a lot about our expectations as tourists-- that is, the "reality" we expect in contrast to the real reality. The Cherokee, like most American Indians, did not live in tepees-- these were limited to Great Plains tribes. The typical Cherokee house prior to European contact would have been made from woven sticks covered with mud. In the post-colonial era, many Cherokee would have lived in frame houses similar to those of non-American Indians. Also, men have worn elaborate eagle feather headresses. The typical headcovering of a Cherokee male was a cloth turban. Tourists' expectations have been formed by the limited knowledge gained through stories, books, and Hollywood depictions of American Indians. Sadly, very little time, if any, is spent in school learning about the varied cultures and cultural practices among American Indians. No wonder the man in the postcard did not want to look at the camera.Michael Ratcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02469869423353363535noreply@blogger.com