ABSTRACT

Through a critical reading of previous research, this article explores local and indigenous cultures in the context of Nordic Arctic tourism and how its consequences have been researched in Nordic tourism research. We show that experiences with, practices of and controversies over the representation and presence (or absence) of local and indigenous culture in tourism take on very many different meanings and shapes across the Nordic Arctic. This, we argue, calls for situated and sensitive ways of doing research. With a focus on Sámi, Nenets in Russia and Greenlandic Inuit, we discuss the current state of indigenous and Arctic culture in Nordic Tourism before looking closer into how Nordic tourism scholarship has addressed the relations between indigenous culture and tourism in the Arctic. We conclude by proposing three trajectories for tourism research and tourism development, which further supplement and diversify ongoing research.

摘要

通过对以前研究的批判性阅读，本文探索了北欧北极旅游背景下的当地和土著文化，以及在北欧旅游研究中如何研究其​​后果。我们表明，在北欧北极地区，关于本地文化和土著文化在旅游业中的代表性和存在（或不存在）的经验，实践和争议都具有许多不同的含义和形式。我们认为，这要求采取定位和敏感的研究方法。我们将重点关注萨米，俄罗斯的涅涅茨人和格陵兰的因纽特人，在探讨北欧旅游奖学金如何解决北极的土著文化与旅游之间的关系之前，讨论北欧旅游业中土著和北极文化的现状。