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A Taste of Atlantic Canada Festival is an event organized by ITANB member Jenna White to highlight Indigenous culture through food from all across the Atlantic Provinces. It is an opportunity to share in the rich indigenous culture and provide a bridge to help with reconciliation. Food and stories are a way to not only…

Don’t forget to register for the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC) March 8-10, 2023 in Treaty 1 Territory and the Homeland of the Metis –  Winnipeg, Manitoba. Tickets are now 20% sold out! This highly anticipated conference is designed to unite the global Indigenous tourism industry bringing together tourism operators, international delegates, members of parliament and tourism…

Five Indigenous entrepreneurs in the New Brunswick region announced as semi-finalists in the 2022 Pow Wow Pitch competition. These semifinalists operate across five categories including Food and Drink, Fashion and Apparel, Knowledge Workshops and Storytelling, and Skilled Trades; representing the breadth of Indigenous business in our territory. SEMI FINALISTS IN OUR REGION: Amy Pelletier, Kwey…

Wolastoqey territory Saint John, NB. The Indigenous Tourism Association of New Brunswick took part in a guided paddling tour of the Wolastoq on National Indigenous Peoples Day or the summer solstice June 21. The event which was planned in tandem between Go Fundy Events and First Nation Storytellers unfolded across a three-hour window as the…

On March 8-10, 2022 a New Brunswick delegation of Indigenous tourism leaders attended the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) National Indigenous Tourism Conference at the Tsu’Tina First Nation just outside Calgary, Alberta.  It was a sold out successful conference with lots of talk about growth and the future. Photo of the Eastern delegation from New…

Mehtawtik (Meductic) Village National Historic Site is located near the confluence of the Eel River and Saint John River, in the unceded Wolastoqey territory of so-called New Brunswick. Mehtawtik was in on a strategic western plateau of the Saint John River, valued by the Wəlastəkokewiyik for excellent hunting, fishing, and its fertile soil. In the…