Syilx students give nsyilxcn a voice on UBC Okanagan streets
QR codes connect visitors to recordings by students pronouncing nsyilxcn street names
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UBC Okanagan’s Tania Willard recognized in Ottawa as one of the country’s best
UBCO gallery director wins Sobey Art Award, work is exhibited in the National Gallery of Canada
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UBC Okanagan welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency students
UBCO is the first Canadian university to offer degrees in all four Interior Salish languages
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Reimagining curriculum through Indigenous perspectives
Educators, Elders and artists and collaborate to reimagine curriculum in the Okanagan
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INDG 301 En’owkinwixw Process – Summer 2025
In Summer 2025, UBC Okanagan offered INDG 301: En’owkinwixw Process in collaboration with the En’owkin Centre an Lillooet Tribal Council, bringing together students from three Indigenous Language Fluency cohorts—Nłeʔkepmx (NLEK), Nsyilxcn (NSYL), and St’át’imc—for an immersive, land-based, and community-informed learning experience. The course introduced students to the En’owkinwixw process, a Syilx methodology of consensus-based decision-making, […]
UBCO Indigenous Celebration – June 2025
In June 2025, UBC Okanagan hosted its annual Indigenous Graduation Celebration to honour and recognize the achievements of all Indigenous graduates across faculties and programs. Among those celebrated were nine graduates of the Indigenous Language Fluency Degree programs—four Nsyilxcn and five Nlaka’pamux language learners—who completed their certificate, diploma, or degree pathways through UBCO and community […]
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Graduation Celebration – June 2025
In June 2025, Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) proudly hosted a dedicated celebration to honour the NłeɁkepmx graduates within their homelands. Held in the heart of NłeɁkepmx territory, this meaningful event brought together graduates, their families, peers, Elders, community members, and local leadership to recognize and uplift the accomplishments of students who completed their […]
En’owkin Centre Language Graduation Celebration – June 2025
In June 2025, the En’owkin Centre hosted a powerful and heartfelt celebration to honour and recognize the accomplishments of nine Indigenous language graduates—four Nsyilxcn and five Nlaka’pamux language learners—who successfully completed their certificate or diploma programs in Indigenous language fluency. The event was filled with cultural pride, joy, and deep emotion. Guests were welcomed with […]
Bachelors of Language Fluency Orientation – Interior Salishan Studies Program – June 16-18, 2025
From June 16–18, 2025, the Bachelors of Language Fluency (BNLF) program at UBC Okanagan hosted an in-person orientation for 35 incoming third-year students enrolled in the Interior Salishan Studies Language Fluency degree. The orientation was centered around community-building, cultural connection, and academic preparation, with a strong emphasis on relationship-building between the St’át’imc, Secwépemc, nɬákapmuxʷ, and […]
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Classes – Summer 2024
In May and June 2024, TEK classes were held across Syilx, St’át’imc, and Nlaka’pamux territories to support three Interior Salishan language cohorts in deepening their language learning through land-based education. Students engaged in immersive, on-the-land experiences where they used their respective Indigenous languages to identify plants, natural resources, traditional tools, and culturally significant places. The […]