Okanagan Nation Alliance
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 Grand Chief appeals to public for kidney donation
The Okanagan Nation Alliance's Grand Chief is appealing to the public for a kidney donation.…
Humorist, educator Art Napoleon to host holistic economy presentation in Penticton
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting a presentation on the holistic economy by well known…
Okanagan Nation Alliance to raise awareness about opioid crisis with Purple Ribbon Campaign Caravan
Okanagan First Nations are uniting to demand action to end the opioid crisis. The Okanagan Nation…
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...
Temporary closures anticipated during salmon restoration effort
PENTICTON - A salmon restoration project will impact road, trail and channel users this fall, as the Okanagan Nation Alliance Fisheries Department moves ahead with plans to restore salmon habitat in the Okanagan River channel beginning in September. Biologist Natasha Lukey told the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Board of Directors about plans to build...
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...