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SUMMARY:Salmon Feast
DESCRIPTION:Join our Celebration and Honour the Sacredness of the River\n\n\n\nThe Annual Salmon Feast is an essential practice in the continued organized efforts of the Okanagan Nation Alliance and member communities to raise the importance of the habitat protection and rehabilitation of local ecosystems\, watersheds\, and renew connections and relationships between all residents of the Region with water and fish. It is vitally important that we honour the salmon so they will always come back to feed the people. \n\n\n\nIt is one of the goals of the Syilx Okanagan Nation to carry on the work of the people’s ancestors and Elders who taught the importance of preserving and revitalizing the traditions\, customs\, and language of the Syilx people. The Salmon Feast honours the sacredness of the river at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls)\, which is a culturally significant site for the Syilx Okanagan People\, and an important traditional fishing camp\, gathering place and trading site.  \n\n\n\nThe Salmon Feast is a three-day event that involves multiple activities including: ceremonies\, a canoe paddle\, and on Sunday\, a salmon feast and ceremony for snx̌aʔiwləm (to honour the sacredness of the river). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSalmon Feast Poster+\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSF Poster 2026 UpdatedDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRequest For Cooks+\n\n\n\n\nSF Call for Cooks 2026Download\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStickgame Tournament +\n\n\n\n\nStickgame Poster 2026Download\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*CAMPING – Camping applications are now closed\, to be added to the waitlist please email dharrower@syilx.org \n\n\n\n*VENDORS AND BOOTHS – Applications are now closed. For inquiries please email dharrower@syilx.org  \n\n\n\n\n\nlimləmt to Our Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGrants & Funding \n\n\n\nThe 2026 Salmon Feast is proud to be a recipient of two grants that support and uplift culture\, heritage and arts in local communities.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Dates:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:
URL:https://syilx.org/event/salmon-feast/
LOCATION:sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls) Provincial Park\, 1255 Green Lake Road\, Oliver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual Event,Upcoming Event
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UID:4824-1790762400-1790769600@syilx.org
SUMMARY:Walk for the Children
DESCRIPTION:Healing starts with us\n\n\n\nJoin us for a 2 km Walk for Reconciliation on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as we come together to honour Survivors\, remember the children who never returned home\, and hold space to support families and community. \n\n\n\nWe will be depart from the Safeway Parking lot (1301 Main St #801) and make our way to the Syilx Indian Residential School (SIRS) Monument located beside the kł cp̓əlk̓ stim̓ Hatchery on En’owkin Trail. \n\n\n\nPlease Note: This is a public event and participants attend at their own risk. The Okanagan Nation Alliance is not responsible for any injury or incident that may occur during the walk. \n\n\n\nEveryone is welcome to participate. Remember to wear your orange\, blue\, or green shirts as we walk together to honour the children\, Survivors\, and our communities. \n\n\n\n\n\nWalk for the Children Poster+\n\n\n\n\n2026 Walk for the Children PosterDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWalk for the Children Route+\n\n\n\n\n2026 Walk for the Children RouteDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Date:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Event Poster:\n	\n	\n		\n			View Event Poster >>
URL:https://syilx.org/event/walk-for-the-children/
LOCATION:Safeway Penticton\, 1301 Main St #801\, Penticton\, BC\, V2A 5E9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Annual Event,Upcoming Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261018T080000
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UID:5422-1792310400-1793379600@syilx.org
SUMMARY:Syilx Hunting Camp
DESCRIPTION:The Syilx Hunting Camp is a community-led initiative\, supported by the Okanagan Nation Alliance\, that takes place annually in October. \n\n\n\nThe camp brings our people together on the land to carry forward the teachings\, responsibilities\, and practices of our ancestors. It is a time to learn from our hunters and knowledge keepers\, strengthen connections between generations\, and share teachings about harvesting with respect and gratitude.  \n\n\n\nThrough time on the land\, participants build the skills and knowledge needed to provide for family and community while honouring our responsibilities to tmixʷ and all that sustains us. \n\n\n\nTrek Objectives: \n\n\n\n\nProactively assert our title\, rights and responsibility to the land.\n\n\n\nGather traditional foods to distribute among community members who are unable to harvest for themselves.\n\n\n\nReintroduce Syilx youth to traditional hunting practices and protocols\, fostering respect for our land.\n\n\n\n\nCamp Rules: \n\n\n\n\nBring your own camping gear and coolers.\n\n\n\nSafety is Essential: Due to isolation concerns\, children must be supervised at all times.\n\n\n\nNo Disposable Items: Bring your own plates\, utensils\, and cups.\n\n\n\nZero Tolerance Policy: Substance abuse will not be tolerated under any circumstances.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2026 Hunting Camp Map+\n\n\n\n\nSyilx Hunting Camp Map OnlyDownload\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Date:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Event Poster:\n	\n	\n		\n			View Event Poster >>
URL:https://syilx.org/event/syilx-hunting-camp/
LOCATION:Whipsaw Camp
CATEGORIES:Annual Event
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SUMMARY:PIB Open House
DESCRIPTION:ONA Open House\n\n\n\nJoin us for the ONA Open House\, a chance to come together\, connect with one another\, and learn more about the programs and services supporting our Syilx Nation members. \n\n\n\nVisit booths from across ONA departments\, meet staff\, ask questions\, share information\, and learn about current projects and initiatives happening throughout our communities. There will also be prizes to enjoy! \n\n\n\nDinner: Join us for a delicious meal from 5:00–6:30 PM. \n\n\n\nWe look forward to welcoming you\, sharing knowledge\, and strengthening our connections as a community! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Register			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Date:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Event Poster:\n	\n	\n		\n			View Event Poster >>
URL:https://syilx.org/event/pib-open-house/
LOCATION:Penticton Indian Band Community Hall
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ORGANIZER;CN="Raven Mikuletic%2C Senior Communications Coordinator":MAILTO:rmikuletic@syilx.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261030T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261030T210000
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SUMMARY:Coyote Rivers Tour
DESCRIPTION:Okanagan Nation Alliance and Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre are proud sponsors of the four-part performance\, “Epic Misadventures of the Trickster Coyote”\, by Julian Brave NoiseCat.\n\n\n\nAward-winning author\, Oscar-nominated filmmaker\, and champion powwow dancer Julian Brave NoiseCat (Secwépemc/St’at’imc) brings the Interior Salish art of the Coyote Story to life onstage with a three-night\, four-part performance of the “Epic Misadventures of the Trickster Coyote.”  \n\n\n\nThe Coyote Epic\, the most widely told series of trickster tales in the world\, begins Wednesday October 28th in Winthrop\, Washington and proceeds upriver\, roughly the same direction the trickster traveled when he first filled the rivers with salmon and populated the lands with descendants. On Thursday October 29th\, NoiseCat will perform at the Red Theater in Omak\, Washington. On Friday\, October 30th\, the Coyote Rivers Tour concludes when NoiseCat and Coyote visit the Nk’Mip Cultural Centre in Osoyoos\, British Columbia. \n\n\n\nNoiseCat intertwines contemporary interpretations of Secwépemc and St’at’imc traditions with stories from his life\, his family\, and the history of the Northwest. His performances are intended to foster dialogue between the many cultural descendants of the trickster and deepen ties and understandings between all peoples of the region across borders and differences. According to an old prophesy\, in the End Times\, when the world is on fire\, the earth renews\, and the spirits of our departed return\, the trickster will come back. With this offering\, NoiseCat humbly suggests that time may be now. \n\n\n\nThis is a grassroots cross-border event co-organized by the Wenatchee Valley College at Omak\, the Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance\, the Methow Valley Interpretive Center\, the River Warrior Society\, the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre\, and the artist. All proceeds support wildfire relief efforts in Eastern Washington and the Okanagan. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Event Poster:\n	\n	\n		\n			View Event Poster >>\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Date:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:
URL:https://syilx.org/event/coyote-rivers-tour/
LOCATION:Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre\, 1000 Rancher Creek Rd\, Osoyoos\, BC
CATEGORIES:Upcoming Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Raven Mikuletic%2C Senior Communications Coordinator":MAILTO:rmikuletic@syilx.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261103T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261103T140000
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SUMMARY:Elder's Luncheons
DESCRIPTION:The Syilx Elders Luncheons are gatherings organized by the Okanagan Nation Alliance to bring Syilx Nation Elders together to reconnect\, share stories\, enjoy a meal\, and spend time with one another. \n\n\n\nThese gatherings are relaxed and welcoming\, creating opportunities for our Elders from various Syilx communities to maintain relationships\, strengthen connections\, and promote well-being. \n\n\n\nThe luncheons aim to: \n\n\n\n\nEnjoy food\, music\, bingo\, door prizes\, and other activities in a relaxed\, welcoming environment.\n\n\n\nProvide an informal space where Elders can visit\, reminisce\, and share stories or memories.\n\n\n\nCreate opportunities for laughter\, companionship\, and social connection\, particularly for Elders who may experience feelings of isolation.\n\n\n\n\nWe look forward to coming together and sharing a wonderful afternoon with our Elders. \n\n\n\nOpen to all Syilx Nation Elders. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		\n			\n				Register			\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Date:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Location:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	\n		Event Poster:\n	\n	\n		\n			View Event Poster >>
URL:https://syilx.org/event/elders-luncheon/
LOCATION:Elders Hall\, 3225D Shannon Lake Road\, Westbank BC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherie Deneau%2C Communication & Events Assistant":MAILTO:cdeneau@syilx.org
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