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Site of centuries-old First Nations battle in Summerland heading for a new type of fight
In 1808, a vicious battle was waged between the Shuswap and Syilx (Okanagan) nations in…
New Okanagan wildlife corridor to help preserve endangered species
The Okanagan is home to a wide variety of species and diverse ecosystems, however rapid…
Keeping the Nsyilxc?n’ language alive in the Okanagan
Okanagan students will demonstrate their proficiency in the Nsyilxc?n' language this week as part of…
Critically endangered Okanagan First Nations language preserved in new book
The critically endangered n?syilxcn? language is being immortalized in the Syilx Language House’s ninth book…
Living a land acknowledgement: UBCO’s grassland transformation
For over a year UBC Okanagan Professor Sumer Seiki has been on a mission to…
Syilx knowledge keepers in Okanagan share Indigenous knowledge with storytelling
Kelowna Museums is spreading Indigenous knowledge and awareness through storytelling. The nakulem program, which is…
Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging…
Syilx mother and daughter’s documentary ‘Horse Woman’ about more than horses
A North Okanagan mother and daughter are celebrating the release of their documentary about the…
OKIB mother and daughter ensuring Indigenous food security with ‘food forest’
Mariel and Sienna Belanger, a Syilx mother and daughter duo from the Okanagan Indian Band,…
Syilx language program graduates celebrate four year achievement
KELOWNA – For most people, learning a new language is a want-to-do. For many First…
Syilx flag raised permanently at Kelowna’s Okanagan College
KELOWNA – The Syilx Okanagan Nation flag is now a permanent fixture at Okanagan College’s…
If Father Pandosy has a questionable history, should Kelowna be renaming one of its main streets?
KELOWNA – Pandosy Street, one of Kelowna’s major downtown byways is named after Father Charles…
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...