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Splatsin First Nation
Splatsin cannabis store closing; band leadership blamed for oversaturated market
A Splatsin cannabis store owner says she's closing her business due to the oversaturation of…
Splatsin Nation signs historic agreement for more child and family services autonomy
The Splatsin First Nation has been given more autonomy from the federal and provincial governments…
North Okanagan wildfire continues to grow
A wildfire located between Vernon and Salmon Arm continues to grow today. As of 10…
Former Splatsin Chief wins first round in alleged racially motivated firing
ENDERBY – The First Nations Health Authority has lost an appeal by a former Chief…
Band chief says derogatory sign targeting Indigenous people part of growing trend
CONTENT ADVISORY ENDERBY – A sign posted on the side of a North Okanagan highway…
Augmented reality app helping to revitalize endangered Secwepemctsin language
SPLATSIN – A young girl brushes the hair out of her face and raises an…
Okanagan Indian Band ‘vehemently and vigorously’ opposing neighbouring band’s claim to Silver Star Mountain
VERNON – Letters back and forth between the Okanagan Indian Band and Splatsin First Nation…
Deaths in Enderby were murder-suicide: RCMP
ENDERBY – Police have deemed the deaths of a man and woman living on the…
“In their hands our future lies”: Splatsin chief speaks emotionally at teachers conference
ENDERBY – The Chief of the Spatsin First Nation recalls being name-called and ridiculed by…
Splatsin elders protest sale of sacred burial ground
ENDERBY – The remains of their ancestors are not for sale. That’s what some elders…
First Nation adds voice to drinking water concerns in the North Okanagan
SPALLUMCHEEN – A B.C. First Nation is getting involved in a North Okanagan community’s battle…
Splatsin First Nation launches lawsuit against B.C. government
ENDERBY - A local First Nation has filed a lawsuit against the B.C. government accusing it of ignoring the band's jurisdiction over the welfare of its children. The Splatsin First Nation in Enderby served the province a notice of claim during a rally outside Premier Christy Clark’s constituency office in Kelowna Tuesday, Oct. 13. The...
$1.4 million to train Okanagan Aboriginal workers for “in-demand” jobs
VERNON – The province is spending nearly $1.4 million dollars to train 50 Aboriginal workers to be heavy equipment operators it says are in-demand. The program will be run in partnership with the Southern Interior Construction Association with workers from the Splatsin First Nation, the Okanagan Indian Band and the Westbank First Nation will take...
Splatsin First Nation acquires portion of rail corridor
ENDERBY - There’s been a significant advancement on the discontinued rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous. Following lengthy negotiations with Canadian Pacific Rail and the federal government, the Splatsin First Nation has acquired 29.25 acres of land along the old rail corridor, which was shut down in 2009. Splatsin Chief Wayne ‘Wunuxtin’ Christian says the...
New Enderby gas station infused with Splatsin culture
VERNON - Next time you fill up at the Super Save gas station in Enderby, follow the bear prints inside the new building. You’ll find intricately carved wooden pillars and doorways, glass etching on the windows and countless other cultural details infused into the brand new gas station store designed by Kevin Halchuk and Grahame...