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Land Acknowledgements

Introducing the Syilx Okanagan People’s territory involves more than just naming the boundaries; it is about acknowledging the profound cultural, historical, and spiritual significance of these lands.

How Food Was Given: Four Food Chiefs

The Syilx Nation's worldview emphasizes interconnectedness, viewing nature relationally without distinction between animate and inanimate beings, including land, animals, and people.

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