Term
Spring 2023
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAED: NSEE
Facilitator(s)
Patty Born
Content Expert
Janette Chien
Abstract
Public lands interpreters have a set of unique research and communication skills they use to facilitate emotional and intellectual connections to natural, historical, and cultural resources. The anti-oppression toolkit designed for this project focuses on providing interpreters with opportunities to educate themselves through a framework of anti-oppression education and action on the topics of identity and systemic oppression to better establish safe and welcoming spaces on public lands for members of oppressed communities. Rooted in the study of anti-oppression, with particular focus on ableism and racism, this toolkit was inspired by professionals in the field of diversity and inclusion on public lands such as Jannette Chien (Washington State Parks) and Rowzat Shipchandler (Minnesota Department of Human Services) and the thinkers, researchers, and leaders challenging oppression in American culture. Using assessments, readings, and exercises designed to provoke critical thinking and reflection, the toolkit provides a starting place for interpreters who may be unaware of the history and modern impacts of systemic oppression and historical exclusion of oppressed groups on public lands.
Project Type
Education Toolkit
Keywords
Leadership, Multicultural Education, Social Justice, Natural Sciences Interpretation
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Amber, "Creating Safe and Welcoming Spaces on Public Lands: An Anti-Oppression Toolkit for Public Lands Interpreters" (2023). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 918.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/918
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DigitalCommons@Hamline
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School of Education Student Capstone Projects