In the last two decades, indigenous tourism has undergone rapid development both in terms of activities and research. There has been great interest in supporting this form of tourism experience, not only from indigenous organizations but also from government agencies and the tourism industry as a whole. Tourist activities, however, have many geographical impacts and these can be particularly acute in indigenous territories, affecting the culture, heritage, society, economy, and biodiversity of these communities. On the other hand, when tourism encourages the protection and revitalization of local landscapes, practices, and knowledge, it can initiate a process of empowerment and self-recognition and, in this way, mitigate the negative impacts of this type of activity. The advent of Covid-19 has caused economic losses to the tourism sector, but certain social and environmental gains are also notable: some stakeholders have taken the worldwide crisis as an opportunity to re-center indigenous values of guardianship as core tenets of a shared tourism vision for the future. An ethics of care and responsibility is increasingly gaining ground: the “land guardians” movement, which is international in its scope, exemplifies that shift. In this context, the pandemic can be seen as a means to decompartmentalize indigenous land ethics and place them at the center of a sustainable tourism vision. Drawing from examples in Canada, we will discuss what this means for tourism in indigenous territories, as well as for tourism governance in the Anthropocene more generally.