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Okanagan Nation
Technology helping to preserve the Syilx language
PENTICTON – A three-day language workshop at Penticton Indian Band’s En’owkin Centre is part of…
Federal government committed to First Nations involvement in Columbia treaty talks: statement
PENTICTON – Three interior B.C. First Nations bands expressed outrage earlier this week at being…
Students halfway to goal of learning their Okanagan First Nations language
PENTICTON – Seventeen Okanagan First Nations students will be celebrating a milestone today in their…
Okanagan Nation Alliance program to help First Nations youth get ‘good-paying’ jobs
OSOYOOS – A first of its kind project for British Columbia will see the Okanagan…
Spotted Lake near Osoyoos grabs international attention
OSOYOOS INDIAN BAND CHIEF SAYS LAKE DESERVES RESPECT PENTICTON – Spotted Lake just west of…
Why First Nations chiefs and councillors can’t be compared to city councils
PENTICTON - The Chief of a local First Nations band says he wants to see more respect throughout the province and the country for the roles band chiefs and councillors play. New federal laws requiring First Nations to release audited financial statements publicly has brought numerous comparisons between First Nations chiefs and councillors to city...
Who let the fish out? Penticton Indian Band opens hatchery
PENTICTON - The new sockeye salmon hatchery on the Okanagan River is a First Nations and salmon success story according to the Penticton Indian Band chief. The Penticton Indian Band held a ceremony for the grand opening of the hatchery Sunday. The Band has had a very successful salmon program for over a decade, and...