Hikes for Healing and the African American Experience in Great Smoky Mountain NP

Stephanie Kyriazis, Deputy Chief of Resource Education, is the facilitator of Smokies Hikes for Healing, a series of hikes initiated by Superintendent Cash following the killing of George Floyd. The hikes have the goal of melding the restorative power of nature and the healing power of conversation.

Antoine Fletcher is Science Communicator for the Park and its Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center at Purchase Knob. He speaks about the Park's African American Experience Project, which seeks to uncover and share the history of the Black experience in the Smokies area over time.