
Kwe Kwe, Aanii, Boozhoo, She:kon, Sge:no, Wachay, Shekoli, Tansi, Greetings and welcome to The Sharing Circle.
The Sharing Circle is a space for long form blog posts about Indigenous tourism business development. Through the power of storytelling and sharing lessons learned, our authors will recount their tourism-related tales from their perspectives to educate, celebrate, and ignite conversation amongst the ITO community. Share your questions, comments, or requests, by emailing us at IBA@indigenoustourismontario.ca. We’d love to hear your feedback!
Miigwech, Nia:wen, Nya:węh, yaw^ko, Hay-hay, Maarsii, nya:wëh, Nakurmiik, Nya•węh, nyaweñhah, Qujannamiik, Thank you.
The Carter House
Jason Thibault, Co-Owner of The Carter House, with wife Kelly Thibault. We are a Bed and Breakfast located in the heart of Kagawong, Manitoulin Island. Our funding has allowed us to purchase four teepees that we will put in the back of our bed and breakfast business, which is located [...]
Wahkohtowin Development GP
I am an Indigenous, Registered Professional Forester and am General Manager for Wahkohtowin Development, a partnership between the Chapleau Cree, Missanabie and the Brunswick House First Nations. We formed this organization to develop the pathways for full participation in the forestry sector, diversify our economic development, and protect and assert [...]
400 Eleven
I’m Jeanine Jankowski, owner of the 400-11 Media Company. We publish Ontario’s leading privately-owned travel & tourism online resource, ToDoOntario. ToDoOntario connects an audience of fun-loving adventurers to tourism businesses and promotions in the province. The funding we received allowed us to creatively develop new marketing tools for ToDoOntario.com including [...]
Voyager Wilderness
I am Michelle Savoie, and I live on Voyageur Island, in Quetico Provincial Park. We have located 194 km and a boat ride west of Thunder Bay. I am inspired by my Metis heritage. Voyageur Wilderness is a progressive yet traditional business, offering eco-based Interpretive and educational tours and accommodations [...]
ORIGINS
My name is Paul Giles and I am the managing director at Origin. Reconciliation can be defined as the action of making one view or belief compatible with another. IL Sacred Seven is a unique Virtual Reality journey that immerses users in the 7 sacred Indigenous teachings and the values [...]
Moonstar Lodge
In Conversation with Kathryn Gorman-Lovelady Moonstar Lodge is a place to come for art, spirituality and education for the past 41 years. We have ceremonies here for equinoxes/solstices and can marry people too. We have been included in the Bay Studio Tour for 10 years. I am in a wheelchair. [...]