Syilx Voices

This page is under construction - please see the Syilx - Okanagan Nation Alliance Website above. 

Please note that the Syilx (Okanagan Nation) indicate on their website that they represent the interests of the Colville Confederated Tribes (including the local Sinixt people) in the Canadian parts of their territory.   See:  https://syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/

A Map of Syilx (Okanagan Nation) Territory includes Nelson and the surrounding area. 

Press Release (2019) from the Syilx Nation regarding the Desautel Decision -  This press release notes that thousands of Sinixt descendant are members of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and have ancestral connections to our area.  It also notes that testimony from Syilx elders helped the Sinixt win their historic case.