By Laura Barton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NiagaraThisWeek.com ust in time for National Indigenous History Month, three murals bringing awareness to Indigenous culture, history and people have been \u00a0installed in south Niagara. The murals can be found in Port Colborne, Wainfleet and Fenwick, with a fourth intended to go up in Fort Erie. Greg Higginbotham, tourism officer for Niagara\u2019s South Coast \u00a0Tourism Association (NSCTA), said the initiative was born from a larger \u00a0year-long, government-funded project to develop Indigenous tourism \u00a0experiences in South Niagara. \u201cWhat kept coming up again and again, a recurring theme of sorts, was art,\u201d he said. He \u00a0said when it initially applied for funding for that larger project, the \u00a0NSCTA saw there was an absence of Indigenous tourism experiences for \u00a0people visiting Niagara. Working alongside Indigenous communities,… <\/p>\n
By Laura Barton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NiagaraThisWeek.com ust in time for National Indigenous History Month, three murals bringing awareness to Indigenous culture, history and people have been \u00a0installed in south Niagara. The murals can be found in Port Colborne, Wainfleet and Fenwick, with a fourth intended to go up in Fort Erie. Greg Higginbotham, tourism officer for Niagara\u2019s South Coast \u00a0Tourism Association (NSCTA), said the initiative was born from a larger \u00a0year-long, government-funded project to develop Indigenous tourism \u00a0experiences in South Niagara. \u201cWhat kept coming up again and again, a recurring theme of sorts, was art,\u201d he said. He \u00a0said when it initially applied for funding for that larger project, the \u00a0NSCTA saw there was an absence of Indigenous tourism experiences for \u00a0people visiting Niagara. Working alongside Indigenous communities,... <\/p>\n