News Items tag as: Okanagan Nation

Technology helping to preserve the Syilx language
August 28, 2018 - 8:00 PM

PENTICTON - A three-day language workshop at Penticton Indian Band’s En’owkin Centre is part of an ongoing effort to rebuild and regenerate the Syilx language.
Federal government committed to First Nations involvement in Columbia treaty talks: statement
May 25, 2018 - 4:00 PM

PENTICTON - Three interior B.C. First Nations bands expressed outrage earlier this week at being left out of Columbia Treaty re-negotiation talks just getting underway between Canada and the United States. But that’s not so, according to Global Affairs Canada, who say the Columbia River First Nations are an important part of the negotiation preparations.
Students halfway to goal of learning their Okanagan First Nations language
June 23, 2017 - 7:15 PM

PENTICTON - Seventeen Okanagan First Nations students will be celebrating a milestone today in their efforts to bring their native language back to life.
Okanagan Nation Alliance program to help First Nations youth get 'good-paying' jobs
March 03, 2017 - 6:30 PM

OSOYOOS - A first of its kind project for British Columbia will see the Okanagan Nation Alliance receive provincial funding to help aboriginal youth with employment barriers find work.
Spotted Lake near Osoyoos grabs international attention
August 30, 2016 - 8:00 PM

OSOYOOS INDIAN BAND CHIEF SAYS LAKE DESERVES RESPECT
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iN MAPS: The best festive holiday lights to view in Penticton
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Technology helping to preserve the Syilx language