Module 1: How We Got Here - Barriers to entry + history of access to outdoor recreation spaces

Cherokee State Park, Kentucky’s first and only state park for African-Americans during the Jim Crow Era.

This session provides foundational knowledge to understand and analyze how historic systems of exclusion intersect with current barriers to access, resulting in reduced participation for groups including BIPOC, Disabled, LGBTQ+, different socioeconomic status, immigrants, and others.

Facilitators: Gerry Seavo James + Chris Perkins, Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

• Module Materials

  Video Session Recording

  Slideshow Presentation

• Related Resources

  Climbing on Sacred Land Webinar - Access Fund

  Decline of Indian Homelands Interactive Map - Claudio Saunt and Rebecca Onion

  Landscapes of Exclusion: State Parks and Jim Crow in the American South (Designing the American Park) - William E. O’Brien

  The Dark Mark of Manifest Destiny - Klee Benally

• Self Reflection Questions

  What will stick with you from the presentation?

  How might you apply some of the learnings to what you do?