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Splatsin
New Chief and Council elected for Splatsin
The election results are in and this evening, Jan. 23, Splatsin’s new Chief and Council…
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…
Splatsin First Nation chief acclaimed to another 3-year term
Splatsin First Nation chief Wayne Christian has been acclaimed to another three-year term for a total…
Splatsin chief and council all clean after drug tests
ENDERBY – The results of voluntary drug tests undergone by Splatsin Nation chief and councillors…
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…
Splatsin Nation issues strict warning to drug dealers
ENDERBY – Members of the Splatsin First Nation have evicted everyone living in a suspected…
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…
New Enderby gas station gets architectural nod for innovation and beauty
ENDERBY – A busy stopping place in Enderby has been recognized for its unique architectural…
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…
State of the art Splatsin Community Centre to open next month
ENDERBY - A new landmark on the Splatsin First Nation reserve in Enderby is set to open its doors next month. The Splatsin Community Centre on Highway 97A will have a grand opening Dec. 5. The circular building is modelled after the Splatsin’s traditional winter pit houses and features a green roof. With a full-sized...
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...
New Splatsin Community Centre is ‘awesome’ chief says
ENDERBY - As far as community centres go, this one looks a little different. The brand new, state of the art Splatsin Community Centre in Enderby is well on its way to completion and is worth stopping by to take a look at, if only from the outside. Splatsin chief Kukpi7 Wayne Christian describes it...