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June 25th Join Youth Activities for a special trip to UBCO for their Celebration of Indigenous Hockey on Wednesday June 25. Transportation and Supervision with OKIB Youth Activities Lead Brendon Caron. Leaving from Bluebird Building at 3:15pm, returning around 6:30pm. Please reach out to Brendon at sractivitiescoordinator@okanagan.orgfor more information. More info here: https://events.ok.ubc.ca/event/a-celebration-of-indigenous-hockey/ Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/x7jwKRr5QQ

June 26th 5:00pm – 9:00pm at Winfield Municipal Hall (10150 Bottom Wood Lake Rd, Lake Country) Join us at the Duck Lake Toxic Drug Forum to share your voice, enjoy a meal together, and hear what our Harm Reduction and Addiction programs have to offer. Together, through open conversation, cultural safety and community care – we can be the solution.

June 18th at 5pm Join the OKIB Public Safety Team for the Cathy Peters virtual OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH on Wednesday, June 18 at 5 pm.Book: Child Sex Trafficking in Canada and How to Stop It- second editionThe Eventbrite Tickets (Free) are available below.Zoom link will be sent the day before the event.https://cathypetersbooklaunch.eventbrite.ca

July 29th 10am – 4pm @ OKIB Health building Free $5 Tim Horton’s gift card after a completing a free hearing screening. Limited spaces available!To sign up please email: rosalie.saddleman@okanagan.org

The Okanagan Indian Band is raising concerns about repeated vandalism to equipment involved in the Bradley Creek Wildfire Salvage Project. These illegal actions are putting a stop to critical recovery work and placing our community and lands at further risk. The Bradley Creek project is essential to: · Reducing wildfire risk by removing dead standing trees · Restoring our watersheds

DATE: June 20-26, 2025 TIME: 11:00 am LOCATION: Varies CONTACT: Mikkeila Ridsdale at mridsdale@syilx.org or 250-707-0095 ext. 127 We honour our ancestors with this annual ceremony in which we gather in five separate locations along the Columbia River to help pray for the return of the salmon, two on the United States side and three on the Canadian side. This

Registration: https://forms.office.com/r/FgBpJ3gAaB  Limited spots available! For more info contact: activities@okanagan.org or phone 250-241-6946  Hustle and Hike Camps  Join the OKIB Youth Activities ‘Hustle and Hike’ Day Camp to gain experience in physical literacy, new sports, and hiking around the valley!  June 30th – July 11th  July 21st – August 1st  August 11th – August 22nd  Imagination Camps Join OKIB Youth

June 21st 1:00pm to 3:00pm Vendor registration: https://forms.gle/eJQqt5tewBLtK4Yh7 way’ p yayat, The Language & Culture Program is accepting vendor applications for our annual kn sqilxw sx̌lx̌ʕal̓t (Indigenous Peoples Day) event on June 21st. Please email Gavin Muselle with any questions or comments: languageadmin2@okanagan.org

This year’s programing is for OKIB families with children 0-6 years of age that will be focus on cultural activities and land based learning. Please register with the below link. Registration link: https://forms.gle/WwzbLpxCGXjV3Yps9 For more information please contact Nicole Wilson at lceycoordinator@okanagan.org

June 6th, 7th, 8th @ the Komasket Powwow Sponsored by Hilda Belanger & family 1st – $5000 2nd – $2500 3rd – $1500 4th – $1000