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Record breaking return of sockeye salmon to Okanagan spawning grounds
Hundreds of thousands of sockeye salmon returned to spawning grounds in Osoyoos Lake and Skaha…
Project to re-establish grizzlies in the Okanagan will take time
After years of effort, organizations on both sides of the border are working to bring…
Okanagan First Nations team up with American agencies to restore grizzly bear population
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is working with American agencies to bring back grizzly bears, ki?lawna?…
iN VIDEO: How wildfires and drought are impacting salmon in southern BC Interior
Climate change is impacting salmon and the way salmon streams are being cared for 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…
Why Okanagan salmon hatcheries are more successful than their controversial counterparts
Hatcheries and artificial salmon rearing have unwanted and problematic consequences for wild salmon populations, however,…
Pow Wow Between the Lakes returns to Penticton
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting the return of Pow Wow Between the Lakes in…
Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for inquiry following Saunders conviction
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is demanding a public inquiry into the actions of Robert Reilly…
Okanagan Nation Alliance tribal chair calls for criminal charges against Canada, church for residential schools
The tribal chair of the Syilx Okanagan Nation says criminal charges should be laid against…
Okanagan drought killing fish and exposing need for major water management change
Being in a Stage 4 drought is not going to have much impact on humans…
Heat wave could have huge impact on Thompson-Okanagan fish
Warm waters make a dangerous journey for sockeye salmon and one researcher is suggesting residents…
Sylix communities rally for residential school survivors through caravan, ceremony
Sylix communities joined together this morning to honour residential school survivors and the children who…
Okanagan Nation Alliance holds Syilx caravan to honour residential school children
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is hosting a caravan for Sylix communities next week, honouring residential…
Sockeye fry released into streams and lakes across Okanagan
The Okanagan Nation Alliance fisheries team is releasing sockeye fry into streams this spring across…
Mystery solved: Trawlers spotted on Okanagan lakes part of fisheries study
Residents overlooking several of the Okanagan’s larger lakes may see some unusual fishing activity over…
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…