Syilx Salmon Feast returns to Okanagan Falls

Salmon Feast Syilx territory Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Indigenous culture Okanagan Nation Alliance

The Okanagan Nation Alliance will host the annual Salmon Feast from September 18 to 20 in Okanagan Falls. The event celebrates the return of sc’win (Okanagan Sockeye Salmon) to Syilx territory and honors one of the Four Food Chiefs of the Syilx people.

The ceremony takes place at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ (Okanagan Falls), a location that serves as a traditional fishing camp, trading site, and gathering place for the Syilx people.

The three-day celebration includes a traditional stick game tournament, a huckleberry pancake breakfast, a canoe departure from Skaha Lake, and a run/walk. Other activities feature arts, crafts, bingo, live music, and children's activities, concluding with the official salmon feast and ceremonies on Sunday.

Entities

Okanagan Falls · Okanagan Nation Alliance · Syilx People

Sources

Syilx salmon feast returns to Okanagan Falls - The Similkameen Spotlight [similkameenspotlight.com]

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Video - Photo Gallery - Port Hope Celebrates Its Salmon Run With Art, Education and Community - Today's Northumberland - Your Source For What's Happening Locally and Beyond [todaysnorthumberland.ca]

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Kokanee and Sockeye salmon return to Mission Creek in Kelowna [lakecountrycalendar.com]

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Syilx salmon feast returns to Okanagan Falls [pentictonwesternnews.com]

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