What tourists need to know:
· Education about drugs and alcohol
o Bringing illegal substances to communities is not allowed
o Some communities are dry and no alcohol can be brought in
o Trading alcohol for local products is wrong
· Education on what is legal and illegal to buy and bring back to home countries
o Be better informed about import laws for wildlife products
· Education about our culture and daily life
o How we live is different from you
o Seal products are important to our culture and livelihood
What tourists need to do:
· Ask permission to take photographs
· Show respect and consideration
o Respect our right to privacy in our homes and our lives
o Don’t come into the community with a sense of superiority
o Don’t judge people or practices in communities
o Think about nature and culture
o Don’t do things that would be unacceptable in your own community
· Stick with tour guides and stay together as a group
o Don’t wander around on your own unless invited to
o Think about how it feels to have 100 or so new faces in our community
· Give proper value for carvings and paintings
· Don’t throw waste off boats
· Don’t do anything to harm our children
· Don’t buy the food at local stores that we need for our survival
· Help protect the areas where we hunt and fish
