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OKIB staff met with weed police months before raid
A recent bust of unlicensed pot stores on the Okanagan Indian Band's Green Mile appears…
Province admits Westside Road trespasses on OKIB member lands
It appears a lawsuit claiming Westside Road trespasses on Okanagan Indian Band land is essentially…
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation…
Okanagan First Nation agrees to buy O’Keefe Range near Vernon for $26.8M
The Okanagan Indian Band has agreed in principle to purchase the O'Keefe Range for $26.8…
Splatsin latest First Nation to introduce mandatory vaccinations for staff
The Splatsin First Nation has mandated all employees and elected officials to be vaccinated by…
syilx MMA fighter Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
Rylie “Coyote” Marchand travelled alone to compete in her latest martial arts tournament in Houston,…
Should old residential schools stay in use? Local Indigenous leaders offer insight
As much of non-Indigenous Canada revisits the country’s colonial history others closer to it have…
Multiple trailers, cabins destroyed by fire on OKIB land
Multiple cabins and trailers were destroyed in a fire that started along Westside Road yesterday…
Chief Byron Lewis wins another term in OKIB election
Incumbent Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis has won his sixth term as chief taking…
OKIB member to sit on B.C.’s highest court
An Okanagan Indian Band member has been appointed to the province's top court. Already a…
How cannabis helped this Syilx woman walk again
Sitting in a little cafe in Syilx territory in downtown Vernon, Jayna Pooley clinks her…
Okanagan Indian Band says recent COVID-19 cases related to Christmas gathering
The Okanagan Indian Band has announced there are several cases of COVID-19 within its community…
Garbage cans, picnic benches coming as regional district takes over Vernon’s Sandy Beach
A popular Vernon beach often used by partygoers as a place to have campfires without…
Okanagan Indian Band announces $900K cultural gathering space
The Okanagan Indian Band has received the green light to move forward with a new…
Okanagan Indian Band exploring ideas for new school
Plans for an Okanagan Indian Band school in the North Okanagan are taking shape. The…