September 2005
Elder Victor Antoine from the Okanagan Indian Band speaking at the Okanagan Nation Alliance welcoming ceremony.
The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) welcomes UBC to Syilx Okanagan territory in an official ceremony, Knaqs npi’lsmist. Memoranda are signed between the ONA and UBC on educational cooperation and programming, including an agreement with the Okanagan Nation Indian Education Resource Society (En’owkin Centre) to outline collaboration in teaching the Okanagan Nation’s history, culture, language, philosophy and knowledge at UBC.
