Update on Tourism Kelowna's Stewardship Initiatives
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In alignment with Tourism Kelowna's 2022-2025 Strategic Plan and our Stewardship Pledge, our organization continues its work to foster the sustainable growth of our destination…
Tag: Westbank First Nation
Commemorating National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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In June of this year, the Government of Canada passed legislation to introduce a new federal statutory holiday in response to one of the calls to action (#80) outlined by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. September 30 will mark the first observance of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which, as noted on the Government of Canada website, will provide “an opportunity to recognize and commemorate the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools, and to honour their survivors, their families and communities…
Kelowna Gets set to Welcome the 2020 Jr. All Native Basketball Tournament
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Nearly 1,400 Indigenous youth athletes from across British Columbia will travel to Kelowna next month for the 2020 Jr. All Native Basketball Tournament (JANT)…
2019 International Indigenous Tourism Conference a Success
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More than 700 delegates from around the world gathered in Kelowna for Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada’s 8 th annual International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC), which was held November 12-14, 2019…
Jordin Tootoo Announced as Speaker for Upcoming International Indigenous Tourism Conference
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Exciting news this week from the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) as they announced Jordin Tootoo, the first Inuk player in the National Hockey League (NHL) and founder of the Team Tootoo Fund, as a speaker at the International Indigenous Tourism Conference (IITC), which takes place in Kelowna, November 12 to 14, 2019…
Westbank First Nation and City of Kelowna Unveil Chief swkn̓cut Monument
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On Friday, June 21, Westbank First Nation (WFN) and the City of Kelowna unveiled a monument of historic syilx Chief, Charlie swkn̓cut, who played an instrumental role in the history of the Okanagan during the contact era…
Upcoming Indigenous Tourism Workshop Hosted by ITBC and WFN
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On Thursday, June 27, Indigenous Tourism BC (ITBC) and Westbank First Nation (WFN) will be hosting a workshop titled “The Value of Tourism.”…
Tourism Kelowna would like to thank Westbank First Nation and Okanagan Indian Band for the privilege to live, work, and play on the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land), that is the unceded and traditional territory of syilx Okanagan peoples, the original stewards of these lands and to whom we give thanks to as our hosts
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