Leon Louis of the Lower Similkameen Indian Band unlocks the gate that keeps trespassers away from kłlilx’w, also known as Spotted Lake, then cautiously descends down a winding, brush-covered dirt path ...

What does it mean to be syilx? That’s the name of the newest exhibit at the Sncewips Heritage Museum on Westbank First Nation. “It was created with our community over the last month,” museum ...

An ongoing project to add Nsyilxcn names to street signs at the University of B.C.’s Okanagan campus has supported two generations of Syilx Okanagan women to reconnect with their ancestors and reclaim ...

Following a water ceremony at the shore of kɬúsx̌nítkʷ (Okanagan Lake), a syilx Elder and knowledge keeper calls for more action to be taken when it comes to addressing pollution and illegal dumpings ...

As a demonstration of their sovereignty and unity, syilx Okanagan people and their kin crossed the colonial border that divides their territories on horseback on Saturday. The Unity Ride was co-led by ...

The Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) is celebrating the return of an important piece of land which includes a sacred salmon fishing site that’s been utilized by syilx people for thousands of years. For more ...

A Syilx woman has founded a new organization dedicated to helping settlers engage with Indigenous peoples in a respectful way. Kelly Terbasket, born and raised in Okanagan-Syilx Nation, launched her ...

A member of the Syilx Okanagan Nation from the Upper Nicola Indian Band in B.C., says winning a national award for coaching lacrosse last weekend filled him with "an enormous sense of pride." "It's a ...

Content Warning: This story contains imagery and content that relate to Indigenous land theft and loss of connection to identity that’s tied to the land. Please honour your body and spirit and read ...

Students in the Syilx Language House’s first-year nsyilxcən fluency cohort gave oral presentations entirely in nsyilxcən to a group of more than 40 virtual observers on Zoom Wednesday. The cohort ...