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Splatsin
Significant progress made on Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail
A stand-alone section of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail connecting Enderby and the Splatsin…
New Chief and Council elected for Splatsin
The election results are in and this evening, Jan. 23, Splatsin’s new Chief and Council…
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…
North Okanagan voters asked to borrow more than $2M for rail trail
NORTH OKANAGAN – North Okanagan residents will be asked to borrow more than $2 million…
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…
HELSTON: Splatsin graveyard claim could be a step towards reconciliation
OPINION Sometimes, it’s helpful to go back to the very beginning of a story. For…
Controversial referendum on ancestral Splatsin burial site called off
ENDERBY – The voices of the elders have been heard. Splatsin First Nation chief and…
With referendum just days away, Splatsin increase pressure on band council to call off vote on ancestral burial site
ENDERBY – Public pressure is mounting for the Splatsin band council to cancel a referendum…
Splatsin band members formally ask chief and council to cancel referendum, protect ancestral grave site
ENDERBY – First Nations elders in a North Okanagan community have served their band’s chief…
Searching for Caitlin Potts: Organized effort to find missing First Nations woman underway in Enderby
ENDERBY – Search teams will scour the Enderby area today for a missing First Nations…
First Nations to hold press conference, ground search for missing Enderby woman Caitlin Potts
ENDERBY – First Nations officials are stepping up efforts to find a young woman who…
UPDATE: Money stolen by Enderby gas station manager caused ‘schism’ in Splatsin community: Crown
GAS STATION MANAGER SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST AFTER STEALING BAND FUNDS VERNON – The defence…
Splatsin advance legal, political fight for jurisdiction over children in care
ENDERBY – The Splatsin First Nation is pressing on with a lawsuit against the B.C.…
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…
Communities forge ahead on purchase of rail corridor between Armstrong and Sicamous
ENDERBY – Negotiations continue between CP Rail and a coalition of local governments to buy…
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...
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...
Splatsin First Nation plots dramatic return of traditional stories
ENDERBY - After years of safekeeping in archives and in the minds of elders, stories of the Splatsin First Nation are being told the way they should be; with music, actors, costumes and an audience. Tuwitames, a community play presented by Runaway Moon Theatre and the Splatsin Language Program, runs August 6-10 at the Splatsin...