Experience Indigenous Arts & Culture this Summer
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June is National Indigenous History Month. We take the time to honour the history of Indigenous people in Canada and recognize the strength of Indigenous communities today…
Category: Indigenous Culture
A Deeply Rooted Culture & History
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The syilx/Okanagan people Did you know there is a deeply rooted indigenous culture and community in the Kelowna area…
Getting to Know Kelowna's Indigenous Culture Through Nature, Food, and Wine
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Thank you to Westbank First Nation members and businesses, plus the Okanagan Fish Hatchery, for…
BC Culture Days: Discover, Watch, Explore, and Learn in Kelowna
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Arts and culture are set to take centre stage in Kelowna as BC Culture Days, which is part of the national Culture Days celebration that takes place across the country every September, kicks off this week. This year’s theme, Unexpected Intersections, explores creative connection and artistic discovery…
How to Uncover the True Spirit of Ogopogo
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Article originally published on ZenSeekers by Rebecca Bollwitt (aka Miss604). Ogopogo is B.C.’s very own Loch Ness Monster, turned friendly water creature, the legend hunters have been trying to capture on film for the past half century…
Explore Local Indigenous Culture
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Kelowna sits on the traditional, unceded territory of the syilx / Okanagan People and opportunities to discover Indigenous culture exist throughout the city and its surrounding communities…
Family Fun at Home
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Looking for more ideas of things to do at home with the kids? Here are some ways to keep things fun…
The Legend, The Spirit, The Creature: The History of Ogopogo
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Is it possible that a large undiscovered species could exist in Okanagan Lake? The legend of Ogopogo goes back to long before European Settlers arrived in the Okanagan Valley…
Explore Kelowna and Area While Attending the 2019 International Indigenous Tourism Conference
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Next week, delegates from around the globe will arrive in Kelowna for the 2019 International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC), which will take place at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort from November 12 to 14…
Get to Know the Okanagan’s Indigenous People by Visiting These Important Locations
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Growing up in the UK, I didn't learn about the Indigenous peoples of Canada in school. Everything I have learned about Canada's Indigenous cultures has come since my family immigrated to Canada in 2004…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people
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