John Colton is chair of the Centre for Rural Sustainability and is an Associate for The Natural Step. John is also the east coast sustainable tourism development evaluator for National Geographic's' World Legacy Program. John Colton research interests are in Aboriginal Tourism, Development, Nature-Based Tourism, Environmental Issues and Sustainable Community Development. John has worked with the following communities; Little Red River Cree First Nation in northern Alberta (1996-1999), Lennox Island First Nation in Prince Edward Island (2001-2005), Taku River Tlingit First Nation in northern British Columbia. Recent publications include two forthcoming book chapters; one addressing the links between aboriginal ecotourism development and community development (CABI) and aboriginal tourism in the context of aboriginal sustainable forestry management (Captus Press).