This is the first time for us to see such a sign. We have heard that in other jurisdictions, indigenous groups are demanding a fee for photographers to access their land. The fee is incremental, less for tourists and more for professional photographers. Further, access is not allowed without an indigenous guide, for which there is also a fee. A condition of the access agreement is that all use, except for personal use, must be approved. We assume part of the approval process will include payment of fees and commissions.

If the object is to restrict access to Indigenous lands and/or to commercialize those lands, then these actions should deliver the desired results. However, they will also cause serious contemporary photographer to direct their talents to socials issues other than the historical and systemic issues of indigenous peoples and their land.

While contemporary photographers are sensitive to social issues and the effects their images have on the subject people , that can not be said of tourists. With most of the images coming from tourists, the result is a continuation of the stereotypical and spectatorial images of the past.