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Akwesasne Travel uses tourism planning, a five‑year grant and community‑based booking to grow citizen‑owned businesses
Summary
Rayanne Adams outlined Akwesasne Travel's community‑based tourism program—funded by a five‑year Administration for Native Americans award—that provides tailored training, technical assistance, an interpretive plan and a booking service to help local artisans and tourism entrepreneurs develop sustainable businesses.
Rayanne Adams, acting director of economic development for the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and project director for Akwesasne Tourism Business Support, described a tourism‑centered approach to small‑business development that spans the Akwesasne territory in New York State, Ontario and Quebec.
Adams said tourism was first identified in a 2009 comprehensive community development plan as a strategy to diversify the local economy beyond large tribal…
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