Okanagan Nation Alliance
The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) was formed in 1981 as the inaugural First Nations government in the Okanagan which represents the 8 member communities including; Okanagan Indian Band, Upper Nicola Band, Westbank First Nation, Penticton Indian Band, Osoyoos Indian Band and Lower and Upper Similkameen Indian Bands and the Colville Confederated Tribes on areas of common concern. Each community is represented through the Chiefs Executive Council (CEC) by their Chief or Chairman.
Indian Residential School Survivors Society (BC)
The Indian Residential School Survivors Society is a provincial organization with a 20 year history of providing services to Indian Residential School Survivors.
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Mandate: The National Inquiry must look into and report on the systemic causes of all forms of violence against Indigenous women and girls, including sexual violence. We must examine the underlying social, economic, cultural, institutional, and historical causes that contribute to the ongoing violence and particular vulnerabilities of Indigenous women and girls in Canada. The mandate also directs us to look into and report on existing institutional policies and practices to address violence, including those that are effective in reducing violence and increasing safety.
Penticton Library – Unbox
BECOME AN AGENT OF CHANGE - UNBOX is a collaborative initiative with the aim to reduce racism and discrimination within the South Okanagan through active engagement. You will have the opportunity to explore and learn more about racism in our region. As a participant, you will gain tools to become an agent of change in our communities.
Penticton Library – Reading for Truth and Reconciliation
This list contains everything from information about Residental Schools, to the Indian Act, to Truth and Reconciliation, to fictional stories by First Nations authors. It is also constantly evolving and changing. If you think we need to add something, send us an email!
Penticton Museum & Archives – Our Living Languages: First Peoples’ Voices in BC
About 60 per cent of Canada's Indigenous languages are spoken in British Columbia - 203 First Nations communities speak 34 distinct languages.
Find out more about the efforts being made by 13 BC First Nations communities to preserve and revitalize their languages for future generations in this travelling exhibit on loan from the Royal BC Museum.
The Penticton display also features an exclusive display from the En'owkin Centre, location of the nsyilxcn indigenous language school, which celebrates some of the community's language champions
University of Alberta - Indigenous Canada
Indigenous Canada is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada.
From an Indigenous perspective, this course explores key issues facing Indigenous peoples today from a historical and critical perspective highlighting national and local Indigenous-settler relations.
Indigenous Canada is for students from faculties outside the Faculty of Native Studies with an interest in acquiring a basic familiarity with Indigenous/non-Indigenous relationships.
The En'owkin Centre
The En'owkin Centre (hereafter referred to as En'owkin) is a dynamic institution, which puts into practice the principles of self-determination and the validation of cultural aspirations and identity. An Indigenous cultural, educational, ecological and creative arts organization, En'owkin plays a lead role in the development and implementation of Indigenous knowledge and systems, both at the community and international levels.
Ooknakane Friendship Centre
The Ooknakane Friendship Centre is an Aboriginal Not-For-Profit society that is committed to providing holistic, culturally-driven programs and services designed to support, educate and strengthen people of all nations.
