“Welcome to Country”
Attending the ICOMOS General Assembly meeting in Sydney this September, I experienced a very respectful recognition of Indigenous Tribes in Australia. Every tour guide, conference speaker, and even the pilot of a Qantas flight, began their “Welcome to Country” by “recognizing the traditional owners of this land” then citing the name of the specific tribe, […]
Debating the Impact of “Go” and “No” Travel Lists
Fodor’s, the travel company and guidebook publisher, compiles a “Go List” each year of the top 10 places recommended to visit. They also produce a “No List” of 10 regions to reconsider visiting due to tourism impact. Many of the destinations listed on the “no list” suffer from “overtourism” with visitation often exceeding capacity. Ironically, […]
Report from Rhodes: First Impressions
Welcome to my first installment of a series on lessons learned while living in Greece for a month. We spent the majority of our time in Old Town Rhodes, an incredible World Heritage Site. The experience allowed me and my husband, John, a first-hand opportunity to learn more about Greek life, Greek traditions, Greek food […]
Recognizing Willa Cather
On June 7, 2023, the state of Nebraska unveiled a statue of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather as the newest contribution to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. I had the privilege of working with the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship and the Willa Cather Foundation in 2017 to investigate how […]