History

The Okanagan Syilx Peoples have lived on this land for well over a millennium.  The knowledge they have about this land is extensive and we can all benefit from their teachings. 

Okanagan Nation Alliance Timeline

You can find this website at: https://www.syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/timeline/#top2

Efforts were made to contact the Okanagan Nation Alliance to ask for their permission to use this resource to support educators in their understanding and implementation of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives in the classroom. Learning from and with Syilx peoples and developing respectful, reciprocal, and productive relationships will be ongoing.

How can this website be used?

This website can be used to learn about the history of the Syilx Peoples in the Okanagan.

Though this content and these resources can assist in the integration of Indigenous knowledge into the classroom, it is important to seek out and build relationships with the Indigenous advocates in each school if possible, or Indigenous community members, knowledge keepers, or educators. We must remember that learning and educating on Indigenous perspectives should be done with and from local Indigenous community members.