📍 Toronto, Ontario
🗓 Saturday, February 7, 2026
⏰ 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
🎟 Paid event
🌿 In-person
🏕 Hosted by: Black Canadian Hikers

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About the Event

The Black History Month Nature Walk is a guided winter walk through the Humber River Valley that blends oral storytelling, history, and shared reflection.

Participants will learn about the life of Daddy John Hall, a Jamaican Mohawk man born free around 1783 near Amherstburg, Ontario, to an escaped-slave mother and an Ojibwe father. His life story spans survival through war, slavery, and captivity, and his eventual settlement along the Humber River, where he lived in deep relationship with the land.

The walk is led by hike leaders Shyrai and Tramar, with guest storyteller Dr. Jacqueline L. Scott, who will share an in-depth account of John Hall’s life and legacy while participants move through the landscape connected to his story.

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Event Details

📍 Starting location:
James Gardens area
99 Edenbridge Drive
Toronto, ON M9A 3G4

🌲 Route continues toward Étienne Brûlé Park
🚗 Free parking available
⏱ Approx. 2 hours

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Who This Event Is For

This event prioritizes Black and Indigenous individuals and youth across the diaspora living in the GTA and surrounding areas. Members of the broader public interested in learning Black Canadian history are also welcome.

All ages welcome.

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