Okanagan
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At Penticton Indian Band, researchers work to find remedy for bighorn sheep disease
The Okanagan population of yilíkʷlxkn has been depleted by up to 70 per cent by mange over two decades — a year-long project aims to find a drug to treat it
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‘Please only take what you need’: ONA warns of low sockeye returns, asks fishers to limit catch
sc̓win are being blocked and put at risk by warm river conditions, says fisheries manager, causing concern of a ‘catastrophic loss’ of the salmon run
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In the shadow of kiʔláwnaʔ’s housing boom, fragile ecosystems depend on those fighting to save them
As urban sprawl threatens the Okanagan’s rare grasslands, a proposed wildlife corridor offers a glimmer of hope
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‘B.C.,’ feds commit funds to connect critical habitat in syilx homelands and beyond
At an event in sntsk’il’ntən, governments announced $8.3 million to help communities identify, plan and improve wildlife corridors
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Second annual Two-Spirit Powwow celebrates stamiyaʔ people: ‘It’s taken us generations to get here’
The event in kiʔláwnaʔ on June 28 featured gender-inclusive categories, with the goal to uplift 2SLGBTQ+ kin
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During ceremony at nʕaylintn, syilx people call their salmon relatives home
‘That’s who we are — we’re the salmon people,’ says syilx Nation’s tustens Roger Hall at June 25 gathering
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Similkameen leader questions Hudbay about Copper Mountain Mine spills, says no consent for expansion
Owner of open-pit mine south of ‘Princeton’ grilled by LSIB after 8,600 litres of wastewater released into environment in last month
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New wetland salmon habitat to help restore floodplain by Okanagan River
The ONA hopes new pond excavation south of snpink’tn (Penticton) will ‘heal’ the waterway and provide a sanctuary for fish to grow
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From uncle to nephew, a responsibility to salmon — and children — is carried on
Each spring, caylx (Richard Armstrong) leads fry release ceremonies with local schools, who help populate Okanagan waterways with the important fish
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A 250-year plan is in the works to protect Okanagan-Similkameen watersheds
A quarter-millennium is a long way into the future — but for syilx Okanagan leaders, it’s essential to protecting everyone’s siwɬkw (water) for generations