iii) Cultural Concerns

* Two residents observed that tourists were “suspicious of us” and “they don’t trust us”.
* Two people thought tourists were “sometimes snobby or asked dumb questions”.
* Other individuals noted that:
- They had concerns because traditions were used as “show-time” for tourists;
- Tourists don’t always ask permission before they take photographs (and one person was upset because tourists don’t ask before taking pictures of children in amauti – Inuit baby carrier);
- Tourists are not culturally aware;
- Tourists misunderstand Inuit hunting culture;
- Tourism will bring cultural change;
- Some tourists don’t seem very interested in Inuit life and have no sense of what it is really like to live in the north;
- Communication can be a problem with some outfitters and tourists;
- And some tourists “stand in judgement of Inuit people”.