Onkwehonwe Peach Pit Games & More Plant Teachings
Saturday, February 8 2025, 2-4:30PMTo Be Rescheduled – FREE
NOTE: Pre-registration is required for all events, hikes and workshops. We do this to ensure we don’t exceed our capacity for indoor events or the maximum limits for group sizes on High Park’s ecologically sensitive trails. Please register on our website before coming to High Park.
We cannot guarantee availability of walk-in spots.
Onkwehonwe Peach Pit Games & More Plant Teachings Details
EVENT UPDATE: This event has been postponed and the new date has yet to be confirmed. If you are interested in attending this event, please register for event updates.
We will be learning the Onkwehonwe (original peoples) peach pit game, and sharing more plant teachings. This program is led by Donna Powless, Cayuga (Six Nations), Director of the Taiaiako’n Historical Preservation Society, her family, and Catherine Tàmmaro, utrihǫt ~ waⁿdat ažaˀtúˀtęˀ (Faith Keeper), Huron-Wyandot of Ontario.
As we are together, Donna and Catherine will share cultural stories about the plants we’re working with.
Funding for this program has been provided by the City of Toronto’s Indigenous Climate Action program.
What to Expect
Event begins at 2:00 p.m. and will include shared meal, followed by activities and storytelling.
Registration required. We have space for 25 participants. All are welcome. Children should be supervised by a parent or guardian at all time.
Price: FREE
This event is now past.
Saturday, February 8, 2-4:30PM
This event will begin at the High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building located at 375 Colborne Lodge Drive.
A number of changes were made to the travel network within High Park as part of the High Park Movement Strategy that might influence your decision to drive to High Park. In case you’re driving we strongly recommend you to park your car at the public parking lot near Grenadier Cafe.
We continue to recommend using the TTC or biking as the best way to get to High Park and the Nature Centre. The Nature Centre is situated just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Subway Station. In case you were biking, there are bike racks available in front of the Nature Centre.
Please note, High Park is closed to cars on the weekends. If your event is on a weekend, you will need to park outside the park and walk in, or take transit.
Visit our How To Get Here page to learn more about planning your trips to High Park.
This is a free event
Hike routes through High Park might include some uneven terrain and mild slopes.
The High Park Nature Centre’s Forest School building is not yet an AODA-compliant facility. We try our best to accommodate accessibility needs on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to us about any accessibility-related questions you might have.
Dogs and other pets are not permitted in our programs. However, certified service animals, such as registered therapy or guide dogs, are welcome.