OKIB Cultural Immersion School set to reopen with added COVID-19 safety measures
'Risk at school is low, given the COVID-19 protocols we have in place,' says Gareth Jones, director of OKIB education, language and culture.
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Working hard to keep the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society open during the pandemic
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To get though hard times, Frank Marchand shares with his community
Marchand, from Okanagan Indian Band, was nominated as an Okanagan Changemaker for his generosity with gifts of knowledge, food and support.
The Okanagan Indian Band envisions a new cultural school space and seeks community input
The band is planning to meet in the new year to discuss the design and construction of a new school space at the Cultural Immersion School.
The fight to stop systemic racism in science
The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Nature and NSERC hosted their first three-part series webinar on Science and Systemic Racism.
Indigenous construction students complete energy efficient shed at Westbank First Nation
The students were part of a training program designed to provide construction and energy efficiency training to prepare them for the workforce
Finding healing through music
Cree motivational speaker and hip-hop artist wins entertainer of the year at the International Indigenous Arts and Fashion Awards
Syilx artist Clint George welds oral stories into massive steel sculptures
Artist Clint George from the Penticton Indian Band is creating three sculptures for the city of Winfield, at the Pelmewash Parkway, in late November.
Sockeye salmon predicted to return in record numbers to Okanagan rivers and lakes
An inside look at the efforts made to bring salmon back to the Okanagan.
Get educated this fall with these virtual classes
Check out these online workshops to learn traditional practices from the safety of your home.