An article on tribal museums that may be of interest.

>"Message to tribes: Museums work: Survey indicates that travelers are drawn to
>history, not lure of jackpots," Susan Olp, The Billings Gazette.
>February 26, 2009. Copyright 2009 The Billings Gazette. Full Text
>available at:
>http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/26/news/state/29-message.txt
>
>"Gambling doesn't draw tourists to Montana's Indian Country, but
>museums do. That's one of the conclusions that came out of a survey
>conducted by the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. The
>institute, based at the University of Montana, conducted the research
>at the behest of Montana's Tourism Advisory Council.' The Tourism
>Advisory Council felt it was an important one to do,' said Christine
>Oschell, assistant director of the institute based at the University
>of Montana. 'We didn't feel like we had a baseline in regard to Indian
>Country tourism.' A total of 539 people, residents and nonresidents,
>who spent at least one night away from home took part in the survey
>conducted last summer. The institute released the report in December.
>Surveyors talked to people in and around all seven reservations in
>Montana. They used two surveys: the first for the 218 people who
>visited the reservation and a second one for the other 321 people who
>traveled near a reservation but chose not to visit it. Forty percent
>of people who visited reservations fell into the 55 to 64 age
>group, followed by 29 percent in the 45-54 age group and 23 percent of
>people aged 65-74. The vast majority - 45 percent - traveled with just
>one other person. The travelers came from nine U.S. states - the most
>from California and Washington - and one Canadian province. A majority
>- 64 percent - traveled for a vacation..."
>

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