The chiefs of the Syilx Okanagan Nation have expressed their “profound disappointment and condemnation” over recent legal action initiated by a group of professors from both the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan and Vancouver campuses.
In a groundbreaking move for Syilx-led environmental stewardship, Syilx Chiefs, Mayors, Regional District Chairs and Councillors of the Syilx Nation and local governments from the Okanagan and Similkameen Watersheds are coming together in a newly formed Collaborative Leadership Table.
After nearly two and half years the Province has laid out 89 specific actions on how it will make good on its commitment to bring government policy in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, also known as UNDRIP.
The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) was granted equal voting powers and governance by the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB)’s three regional boards. ONA has held a seat on the water board since 2006 but were previously limited in their ability to vote on financial matters.
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