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  • Salmon Calling Ceremonies

    Honoring Our Ancestors & Praying for the Salmon We honour our ancestors with this annual ceremony in which we gather in five separate locations along the Columbia River to help...

  • Spirit of Syilx Unity Run

    We run for our people and our land The Unity Run emerged in June 2009, as a response to youth requesting to come together and find a way to raise...

  • Fry Releases

    kł cp’elk’ stim’ This ceremonial release of Okanagan Sockeye fry takes place by members of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and over 430 students from local schools so that kł cp̓əlk̓...

  • Four Food Chiefs Gathering

    ɬə txətʼntiməlx mnimɬcəlx kʷu ks txətʼntimʼ The Four Food Chiefs Gathering is an annual gathering of Syilx Nation members. This event focuses on information sharing, utilizing the enowkinwixw model through...

  • YES Specialized Training

    iʔ scx̌asəsmil̕tət The YES Program is dedicated to assisting the Syilx Nation in addressing family violence and sexual assault. As part of the Specialized Training within the YES Program, we...

  • Early Years Gathering

    iʔ scəcmálaʔtet The Early Years Gathering provides opportunity for Aboriginal Early Childhood professionals to engage in a manner that can contribute to capacity building and resource development through a process...

  • kʷu əc ̕ ulluʔs: Frontline Wellness

    Gathering and Supporting Frontline Workers he YES Program offers specialized training and self-care opportunities for frontline workers of the Syilx Nation, addressing their community responsibilities in crisis response. It aims...

  • Syilx Nation Data Governance Plan Presentations

    The Syilx Data Plan has been guided by the collective knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors, elders, knowledge keepers, and Nation members of today to plan and prepare for the...

  • Broodstock Tours

    As part of the kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ initiative, ONA has been beach seining and collecting eggs and milt from adult Sockeye in the Okanagan River for rearing and release into...

  • Hatchery Tours

    The kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ Hatchery is a testament to the perseverance of the Syilx Okanagan People to realize their dream of restoring the n’titxw (Chief Salmon) – one of our Four Food Chiefs –...

  • Group of people posing outdoors, each holding tall decorative staffs with colorful feathers and flags during a cultural gathering.

    Annual General Assembly & Syilx Youth Leadership Gathering

    Snaʕsnulax̌tn Campground (Ashnola Arbour) 1400 Ashnola Road, Keremeos, BC, Canada

    skc exwexwipla / uł stełtalt The Annual General Assembly takes place each year, along with the Syilx Youth Leadership Gathering.  The event brings together the Syilx Okanagan Nation to celebrate...

  • DIY Air Filter Workshop

    Sensisyusten Multi-Purpose Room 1920 Quail Lane, Westbank, Canada

    The workshop aims to educate Syilx Nation and Community Members on creating air filters during wildfire season to enhance indoor air quality. Additional resources and snacks will be available, with...