News Items tag as: Splatsin burial lands

Controversial referendum on ancestral Splatsin burial site called off
July 15, 2016 - 1:30 PM

ENDERBY - The voices of the elders have been heard.
With referendum just days away, Splatsin increase pressure on band council to call off vote on ancestral burial site
July 14, 2016 - 8:00 PM

ENDERBY - Public pressure is mounting for the Splatsin band council to cancel a referendum involving an ancestral burial site.
Splatsin band members formally ask chief and council to cancel referendum, protect ancestral grave site
July 11, 2016 - 9:00 PM

ENDERBY - First Nations elders in a North Okanagan community have served their band’s chief and council with a declaration urging them to protect an ancestral burial ground.
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Controversial referendum on ancestral Splatsin burial site called off