Heritage and Cultural Tourism Conference

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Camille Ferguson | Native Nation Events Camille L. Ferguson Economic Development Director for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Her employment with the tribe began in 1997 where she developed, grew, and expanded the tribe’s tourism, public transportation, gaming, and other enterprise programs.

Sitka Tribe of Alaska,The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce,Camille Ferguson,

Thank you for attending!! From the top and bottom of my heart Camille Ferguson

Rachel Roy, Visit Sitka/Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, will speak on March 19, at 10:30am in Harrigan Hall's main auditorium. She will be part of a panel that will speak on "Cultural Tourism Industry Tends." The trends can help your business and offer keen insight on the importance of cultural tourism.

Brooke Leslie will be speaking at two sessions for HCTC. The first one is "Developing a Cultural Tourism Program" March 21, at 9:45am, Room at Harrigan Centennial Hall. Her other session is March 21, at 10:45am, Room 1, and is "Packaging and Pricing Your Product." These topics are necessary in developing your business to its full potential!

Spruce Root's Izzy Haywood will speak on "Developing a Cultural Tourism Program" March 21, at 9:45am, Room 1, Harrigan Centennial Hall. Spruce Root offers great information to help your business succeed!

HCTC is pleased to welcome Alana Peterson from Spruce Root! She will be scheduled to speak on March 21, at 10:45-11:45am, Room 1, Harrigan Centennial Hall. Her session will be "Packaging and Pricing your Product."

One of HCTC's mobile workshops is being held at the Alaska Raptor Center on March 20, at 2:45p. Richard Hart, Development Specialist, will provide a presentation on "Changes at The Alaska Raptor Center to Accommodate Demand and Maintain Control."

HCTC is very happy to have Russell Dick, Huna Totem Corporation, join the lunch panel "How Private & Tribal Partnerships are Reshaping the Industry." This business-driven panel is scheduled for March 20, at 11:45a at Harrigan Centennial Hall's auditorium.

Working with local and federal agencies can be very important to your tourism business. Mary Miller, Superintendent, Sitka National Historical Park, will be part of a panel that will be discussing "Partnering with the Federal Agencies and Local Government for Tourism Development - Permitting Process." The panel session is scheduled for March 19, at 1:30p in Harrigan Centennial Hall's Room 1.

Thank you for our Gold Sponsor! We are so pleased to have their sponsorship!

The Fortress of the Bear will have a workshop presentation scheduled Wednesday, March 20, at 2:45p, at their facility! Barb Self, Operations Manager, has been involved since the beginning and will speak on "How the Fortress Navigated the Tsunami of Tourism."

Time to register for this incredible conference at: bit.ly/RegisterHCTC and for more information on the schedule, please visit:
https://sitkatribalenterprises.com/index.php/heritage-cultural-tourism-conference/

Thank you to our sponsor Royal Caribbean Group!

Heritage & Cultural Tourism's Program at a Glance! There's a lot of great information from top-level speakers! PLUS every person that registers will be signed up automatically for a chance to win TWO ROUND TRIP TICKETS ON ALASKA AIRLINES

Register at: bit.ly/RegisterHCTC and for more information on the schedule, please visit:
https://sitkatribalenterprises.com/index.php/heritage-cultural-tourism-conference/

Joining our Alaska Industry Update panel is KC Hostetler. She is the Regional Strategic Account Manager-Alaska for Alaska Airlines. The panel will offer updates and important information that can help your business or organization! The panel is scheduled for March 19, at 11:45am in the Harrigan Centennial Hall's main auditorium!

Now is the time to register! Register at: bit.ly/RegisterHCTC and for more information on the schedule, please visit:
https://sitkatribalenterprises.com/index.php/heritage-cultural-tourism-conference/

We are very happy Christopher Doupnik could join as a panelist for HCTC this year! He will be speaking on March 19, at 1:30pm, a breakout session in Harrigan Centennial Hall's Room 1. "Partnering with the Federal Agencies & Local Government for Tourism Development - Permitting Process."

Levi Rickert, a citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, is an award-winning Native American journalist, who founded Native News Online in February 2011. His Potawatomi name is Bizontay Jibwaa N’chi-ock (Calm Before the Storm). Since its launch, Native News Online, with over five million annual readers, has become one of the most read daily Native American publications in the country. In October 2020, Rickert co-founded Tribal Business News.

While an author with essays in three different books, his first book Visions of a Better Indian Country: One Potawatomi Editor’s Opinions was published by Indian Country Media, in April 2022. Rickert also co-hosts the Hope + Healing podcast in conjunction with the National Indian Health Board.

Rickert also hosts Native News Online’s weekly Native Bidaské (Spotlight) that spotlights “those making news and leading change in Indian Country.”

Rickert is a resident of Grand Rapids, Michigan.