Ua iloa e le Tourism Australia le siitaga i le fiafia ma le fia silafia e tagata tafafao o le soifuaga ma tu ma aga a tagata muamua i Ausetalia.
Na faaalia e Nicole Mitchell o nisi o tagata tafafao o loo fia silafia faamatalaga i tagata muamua ma le laufanua. O ia le Faatonu Sili o le Discover Aboriginal Experiences (DAE), o se vaega o le Tourism Australia e tuleia le atina'e turisi i tagata muamua.
“In the 2023 calendar year we had 969,000 international visitors who participated in Indigenous tourism experiences while visiting Australia,” Ms Mitchell.
“But also pleasingly we've seen an increase from 2019 to 2023 of 22 per cent in our domestic travellers. So that's 1.185 million domestic visitors undertaking an Indigenous experience.”
O vaega uma o tafaoga turisi i lalo o le DAE e ta'ita'ia e se tagata Aboriginal pe o se Torres Strait Islander.
Jarramali Rock Art Tour Credit: The Edit Suite/Tourism Australia
Pulea ma le faamatalaina o le tala
O le alii Kuku Yalanji e suafa ia Juan Walker na te faafoeina le Walkabout Culture Adventures i Far North Queensland.
“I think if you're learning about Aboriginal culture and history, it's best to learn from Aboriginal people to get Aboriginal people’s side of the story, and to truly get an understanding of the land and sea that you're travelling on,”
No better way than from learning from the oldest living cultures that have occupied those areas since the beginning.Juan Walker, Walkabout Culture Adventures
E ta'ita'ia e Juan Walker tagata tafafao i vaega o le laufanua e aofia ai le Daintree Rainforest e lata i Port Douglas, o se vaomatua ua 135 miliona tausaga.
Na te faasoaina lona silafia i le siosiomaga ma ituaiga la'au ma manu, le tala faasolopito ma tu ma aga, atoa ai itu'aiga la'au e mafai ona taumafaina ma tofo iai.
E aoga tele taumafa i le taimi muamua e feiloa'i ai tagata tafafao turisi ma tagata muamua.
O taumafa e tele ina sili ona alumia i tagata tafafao turisi ona o le 'ese o le tofo ma auala e faaaogaina ai.
Tourism Australia recognises the growing interest in First Nations tourism as travellers seek out authentic and culturally immersive experiences.
Talatu'u i le laufanua
E tele auala e silasila ma silafia ai le laufanua uiga 'ese o Ausetalia. E iai tafaoga i va'a, maimoaga mai va'alele ma safari i 4WD, ma o nofoaga e momoe ai, e amata mai i fale'ie tolauapi i potu faletalimalo. .
O paka faitele, National Parks, e maua ai ata vali na tusia e tagata muamua i le faitau afe o tausaga ua mavae, o nisi e 'ova i le 20,000 tausaga. E mafai e tagata muamua o loo ta'ita'ia tafaoga ona faamatala atu le taua i tu ma aga o nei nofoaga ma laufanua.
O le Kakadu National Park i le Northern Territory ua i le lisi o fanua puipuia i le lalolagi (World Heritage-listed) ona o le taua o lona siosiomaga ma so'otaga i tu ma aganu'u a tagata muamua.
Vai tafe mai mauga ma mafa, matafaga, vaituloto mo ta'elega, o nisi nei o mata'aga i le Kimberley i Western Australia.
O se tasi o paka faitele ua lisi puipuia (World Heritage-listed), o Mungo National Park i New South Wales.
Culturally immersive experiences
E tele fo'i ina auai tagata tafafao i le faatinoina o nisi o vaega o tu ma aga a tagata muamua, saunoa ai Ms Mitchell.
You can be doing an art class, or you can be on the back of a quad bike on the sand dunes up in the Warami area north of Sydney, and you're learning about culture.Nicole Mitchell, Discover Aboriginal Experiences
O soo se vaega o le tafaoga e faamatalaina ma le manino e tagata muamua o loo soifua i vaega o le atunu'u o loo talimalo ai.
Great Golf Courses of Australia aboriginal experience
Faamanuiaga i nu'u o tagata muamua mai turisi
O tafaoga turisi ma tagata muamua, e maua ai faamanuiaga i tupe mo le atina'e o nu'u ma alaalafaga o tagata muamua, atoa ai le faatumauina o tu ma aganu'u.
E to'a 900 tagata tusia ata i le Maruku Arts Central Australia. E mafai e tagata nei ona nonofo ma aumau i laotu nu'u ma alaafaga ae o loo faatau pea a latou galuega faatusiata, saunoa ai Nicole Mitchell.
“They’re conducted in the local Pitjantjara language, so it also helps maintain that language,” Ms Mitchell says of the popular dot-painting workshops.
Na faaalia e Juan Walker, o ana malaga turisi o loo ia ta'ita'ia, e malamalama ai tagata tafafao i le soifuaga o ona tagata, le tala faasolopito, ae mafai ai pea ona ia aumau i lona nu'u ma lona aiga.
“So rather than having to move away for work, it's allowed me to stay close to my family, close to my people and connected to the land. It's a great way to earn a living, by sharing and teaching people about my heritage and of course, giving people a greater respect for the land, sea and waterways where they've visited.”
As a First Nations Storyteller, Bundjalung man Kyle Ivey guides visitors on a climb of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as part of the Burrawa Aboriginal Climb Experience. Credit: davidf/Getty Images
Aganu'u ma taulaga tetele
E le na o nu'u maotua e maua ai tafaoga turisi ma tagata muamua.
O le alii Bundjalung e suafa ia Kyle Ivey e ta'ita'ia tafaoga turisi i le Sydney Harbour Bridge
Na ia ta'ua le faaaogaina o ana malaga turisi i se so'otaga ma le Faaleleiga (Reconciliation).
“While I'm walking out along the bridge I’ll stop and point out things that make it a bit easier to tell tales.”
Na ia ta'ua lona fiafia e faasoa i isi tagata le taua o tu ma aganu'u a tagata muamua.
“It's also a good way for me to make sure I keep my memory fresh. It makes me want to push further and find out more, to include more mobs and make sure I'm not messing up names. It's a very fulfilling experience.”
I Melbourne e iai le tafaoga savali le Birrarung Wilam Walk i le vaitafe le Yarra River.
I Tasmania e iai seisi tafaoga turisi o se savaliga fo'i i le nipaluna/Hobart.
Petermann, Northern Territoty / Australia - December 8, 2019: A tour guide walked through the safety precautions of hiking into Kata Tjuta near a tent Credit: alanlim97/Getty Images
Tagata muamua ma le Faaleleiga
Na saunoa Nicole Mitchell, o tafaoga turisi nei e ta'ita'ia e tagata muamua, e aoga tele i le faasoaina o le silafia i tu ma aganu'u a tagata muamua atoa ai ma tagata tafafao turisi.
“It's also a strong driver for reconciliation,”
“People are learning about the many different cultures in Australia. You're [also] opening to the community for them to tell their story. One of the guides actually mentioned to me, ‘we have to share culture to keep culture’.”
Subscribe or follow the Australia Explained podcast for more valuable information and tips about settling into your new life in Australia.
