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Province admits Westside Road trespasses on OKIB member lands
April 25, 2024 - 6:00 PM
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It appears a lawsuit claiming Westside Road trespasses on Okanagan Indian Band land is essentially over with the only remaining issue being compensation and how to proceed.
Indigenous Peoples Day events within syilx homelands
June 21, 2022 - 11:00 AM

In honour of sqilxw day (National Indigenous Peoples Day) today, June 21, the syilx Nation is hosting celebrations across the territory.
Okanagan First Nation agrees to buy O'Keefe Range near Vernon for $26.8M
November 19, 2021 - 4:50 PM

The Okanagan Indian Band has agreed in principle to purchase the O'Keefe Range for $26.8 million.
Splatsin latest First Nation to introduce mandatory vaccinations for staff
November 18, 2021 - 6:30 AM

The Splatsin First Nation has mandated all employees and elected officials to be vaccinated by the end of the month.
syilx MMA fighter Rylie ‘Coyote’ Marchand says her Okanagan community keeps her going
July 23, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Rylie “Coyote” Marchand travelled alone to compete in her latest martial arts tournament in Houston, Texas, on June 12 while her coach, family and friends watched from home.
Should old residential schools stay in use? Local Indigenous leaders offer insight
June 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As much of non-Indigenous Canada revisits the country’s colonial history others closer to it have questioned why so much of it has been preserved, including buildings like the former Kamloops Residential School.
Multiple trailers, cabins destroyed by fire on OKIB land
June 05, 2021 - 1:45 PM

Multiple cabins and trailers were destroyed in a fire that started along Westside Road yesterday afternoon.
Chief Byron Lewis wins another term in OKIB election
March 31, 2021 - 11:10 AM

Incumbent Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis has won his sixth term as chief taking almost twice the number of votes as his closest runner-up.
How cannabis helped this Syilx woman walk again
March 19, 2021 - 6:30 AM
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Sitting in a little cafe in Syilx territory in downtown Vernon, Jayna Pooley clinks her spoon against her cup as she gingerly stirs her coffee. The sun is out and she’s preparing for a meeting later that day to talk about cannabis with the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
Okanagan Indian Band exploring ideas for new school
December 28, 2019 - 1:00 PM

Plans for an Okanagan Indian Band school in the North Okanagan are taking shape.
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