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Okanagan Nation Alliance
Pow Wow Between the Lakes returns to Penticton
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting the return of Pow Wow Between the Lakes in…
Why Okanagan salmon hatcheries are more successful than their controversial counterparts
Hatcheries and artificial salmon rearing have unwanted and problematic consequences for wild salmon populations, however,…
New Okanagan wildlife corridor to help preserve endangered species
The Okanagan is home to a wide variety of species and diverse ecosystems, however rapid…
iN VIDEO: How wildfires and drought are impacting salmon in southern BC Interior
Climate change is impacting salmon and the way salmon streams are being cared for in…
Okanagan First Nations team up with American agencies to restore grizzly bear population
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is working with American agencies to bring back grizzly bears, ki?lawna?…
Project to re-establish grizzlies in the Okanagan will take time
After years of effort, organizations on both sides of the border are working to bring…
Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan spawning grounds
Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha…
Sacred and revered by local First Nations, Spotted Lake is a natural wonder
It’s a small lake with a big reputation for its uniqueness. Spotted Lake, located in…
Okanagan Nation Alliance bringing sockeye salmon coming back to Okanagan Lake
KELOWNA – School children were part of the Syilx/Okanagan Nation Alliance release of 100,000 sockeye…
B.C. Interior First Nations excluded from Columbia River Treaty talks
Three B.C. Interior Indigenous Nations have expressed their condemnation of a recent decision by the federal…
First Nations basketball tournament brings over 700 athletes to Kelowna
KELOWNA – The province’s largest First Nations basketball tournament is taking place in Kelowna this…
Climate change one possible reason behind early Kokanee spawn on Okanagan Lake
OKANAGAN – The early spawning of kokanee on Deep Creek could be an attempt by…
Similkameen Indian band at odds with province over protection of ancestral remains
PENTICTON – The Lower Similkameen Indian Band has acquired the support of the Okanagan Nation…
New floodplain on Mission Creek in Kelowna could soon see some action
KELOWNA – With snowpacks high in the Okanagan, the brand new flood plain created by…
Water board to study groundwater flows in Mission Creek
DATA SHOULD INFORM DECISIONS ABOUT WELL DRILLING IN THE KELOWNA ALLUVIAL PLAIN CENTRAL OKANAGAN –…
UBC Okanagan panel examines history shared by Syilx and settlers to the Okanagan Valley
ORGANIZERS ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION KELOWNA – Ask the…
Dying Nsyilxcn language given new life in classroom
OKANAGAN - Reviving an endangered language is a daunting task but Syilx Language House is going to try to do just that with Nsyilxcn, the Okanagan language. Thirteen beginning students have signed on with five co-teachers, who are also students. Lead teacher Michele Johnson says in a media release there are fewer than 100 fluent...
Okanagan First Nations develop new business with sustainable sockeye initiative
PENTICTON - Years of hard work and dedication by the Okanagan Nation Alliance to re-establish the Okanagan sockeye has resulted in a new and emerging interior fishery, as well as a new business opportunity for local First Nations. The Alliance reintroduced sockeye fry into Skaha Lake in 2003, entering into cooperative water sharing agreements with...