Purposeful Travel Summit

Summit Host: Banff Centre, Canada

Banff Centre has a long history of inspiring people to challenge ideas and create change through education and collaboration.  It is situated in the majestic Rocky Mountains of Banff National Park and provides a world class setting for the demonstration of what Purposeful Travel may be in the future. A key element is the Banff Net Zero 2035 initiative which aims to make Banff the first carbon-neutral tourism destination on the planet.

Ackowledging the Land

Banff has a long history as a sacred gathering place for ceremony, trade, sharing, visions, and celebration. That tradition continues today as leaders, artists, and creators of all disciplines meet here to realize their creative potential and the diversity of Indigenous perspectives and practices.

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is located on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. The Banff area, known as "Minhrpa" (translated in Stoney Nakoda as "the waterfalls") is part of the Treaty 7 territory where we recognise oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney First Nations – as well as the Tsuut'ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. This territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place