I respectfully acknowledge that I am living in Kelowna as an international student from 2022. This city is situated in Okanagan Valley British Columbia. The natives of the Okanagan Valley are Syilx Okanagan people, who are still living here .The Syilx Okanagan People take care of their land, resources, and community well-being. They respect their nsyilxcən language and culture, following the natural laws of the tmixw – the forces that sustain life. It also has a diversity of people from different countries.
I capture this picture when I was visiting Osoyoos, name of the lake is Spotted lake also known as ktlil'xW. For Sylix Okanagan people this is sacred medicine lake. It contains concentrationa of minerals. This lake is preserved and protected by Sylix people and it's never open to public
I captured this picture from the Okanagan college in which they were celebrating the indigenous function. At this festival, a lot of the students were present in which they came to know about the culture of the indigenous people.