Indigenous End of Life Guide Course
2024-04-22 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Health Building Boardroom upstairs, 76 Head of the Lake Road
Indigenous End of Life Guide Course
Monday April 22 – Thursday April 25th 9:00am – 4:00pm

*This course is tentatively set to be hosted at the Health Building upstairs boardroom*

You are invited to join a free 4 day in-person course where we will learn and share about supporting the sacred end of life journey. This course is for First Nations people wanting to deepen their understanding of how to help people who are on their journey to the Ancestors. Topics include: traditional & cultural practices, advance care planning, communication, self-care, supporting the final days, grief support & more.

Sue Bartnik and Jo-Anne Gottfriedson (Knowledge keeper/Elder) will be co-facilitating the course.

Please fill out this registration if you’re interested in attending: Indigenous End of Life guide course application

Contact cdsi@fnha.ca to apply

Cultural Safety Education dates
2024-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 | Public Safety Office
Cultural Safety Education dates
April to June
April 10 & 11th, 10 am to 3pm
April 24th & 25th 10 am to 3pm
May 8th & 9th 10 am to 3pm
June 5th & 6th 10 am to 3pm

at the Public Safety Office (lower level of the Head of the Lake Hall)
Education will include: Pre-contact, Canada’s Hidden History, Understanding Truth and Reconciliation, ect.
We endeavor to provide a safe space that is welcoming. Light snacks and lunch provided daily,
To sign up please contact: Email: liaison@okanagan.org

Free Tax Clinic for OKIB Members
2024-02-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Health Building Boardroom downstairs
Free Tax Clinic for OKIB Members
Every Thursday from March 14th to April 25th, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm Gord Adams will be at the Social Development boardroom ( downstairs of the OKIB health building)
Questions? please contact:
Natalie Wilson at 236-599-7025 or email sdassist2@okanagan.org
For those residents who cannot meet with me on those dates, please contact Gord (you can get his contact information from the Social Development Office), and he will make alternative arrangements with them through to the end of 2024.

Any Members requiring help with OAS/GIS applications can contact:
Rosalie Saddleman: 250-306-1756
Candace Wilkenson: 250-309-0137
Sharmaine Gregoire: 250-241-4934
Cathy Johnson: 250-540-3441

nsyilxcen Grammar Workshop Series
2024-04-05 08:00 - 17:00
nsyilxcen Workshop Series Registration

Facilitated by Cree Whelshula

Workshops at Head of the Lake Hall

Registration link: https://forms.gle/pDj53CGUzSeDrEad6

BEGINNER GRAMMAR SESSION Tuesday April 23 • 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm • This session will review basic grammar knowledge for the Okanagan dialect of Salish. This will include learning about person markers, suffixes, roots and word stems, intro to aspect and understanding how unique Okanagan Salish is compared to English

LANGUAGE LEARNING AND THE BRAIN Wednesday April 24• 9:00 am – 11:00 am • How brain development and neuronal activity works and how to leverage that knowledge to support language learning and validate cultural knowledge.
INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR SESSION Wednesday April 24• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm • This session will focus on conjucations for various aspects in the intransitive and look at subject markers for transitive in the past/present tense. This session will go over the two subject markers in Okanagan Salish and when to use them. Also, will review direct versus indirect objects/articles. If time allows, can also explore weak and strong roots.
ADVANCED GRAMMAR SESSION Thursday April 25• 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm • This session will expire transitive aspects beyond past/present tense. In addition, go deeper into the ditransitive (-łt, -xt)

Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies
2024-04-29 08:00 - 17:00
Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies- May 9th, 10AM @ Six Mile Creek
Way’ Members, there will be two Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies coming to the Vernon area this spring:
Lower Vernon Creek – May 7, 10:00 am
Six Mile Creek – May 9, 10:00 am
Ceremonies will be hosting prayers and ceremonial releases of Okanagan Sockeye fry.
Dates are subject to change due to water temperature changes!
For more information contact:
Event Planner
events@syilx.org or 250 707 0095
www.okanagannation.com

Youth MMA Classes
2024-04-04 08:00 - 17:00
Youth MMA Classes
With Rylie Marchand and Taylor LaLonde
4:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at the ‘Canoe shed’ located in the upper Health Building parking lot.
-Warm ups/stretches, 1-2 jiu jitsu or kickboxing techniques, followed by a game
-We are learning to have fun, be safe and fail gracefully.
Please register with Youth Activities
activities@okanagan.org or contact Brendon Caron at 250-241-6945
Please fill out an MMA waiver and registration form if you are new to the classes: https://www.okib.ca/news/okib-youth-activities-registration-and-transporation-forms/

Youth MMA Classes
2024-02-27 16:30 - 17:30 | canoe shed (upper health building parking lot)
Youth MMA Classes
Grades 1-7
Please join us as we resume our kids MMA classes. We are excited to see familiar faces and encourage new friends to try it out!
What to expect:
-Classes begin 4:30pm – 5:30pm Mondays and Wednesdays
-Warm ups/stretches, 1-2 jiu-jitsu or kickboxing techniques, followed by a game
-We are learning to have fun, be safe and fail gracefully

Coaches: Rylie Marchand & Taylor LaLonde

Classes will run from to the end of June, excluding spring break ( March 18th-28th)

Please register with the Youth Activities Coordinator and fill out a waiver
Brendon Caron: activities@okangan.org
Blank MMA Waiver

May community shuttle
2024-04-30 08:00 - 17:00
May community shuttle
May 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

Pick up begins at 10. pick up fromBluebird, Fire hall, Whitemans creekand round lake.

Shuttle will stop for 1 hour at Walmart, Superstore and the Village Green Mall.
Walmart: 11:30amVillage Green Mall: 12:30pmSuperstore 1:30pmReturns home at 2:30pm

Riders must register, seating is limited. Riders bound to a wheelchair must have an escort, riders under the age of 13 must have a parent/guardian.To register or for more information please call Rayne at 250 241 0234 or email tworker@okanagan.org

Fit Nation
2024-04-09 14:30 - 15:30 | Bluebird building
Fit Nation – Tuesdays from 2:30-3:30pm at the Bluebird building
Fitnation is a physical activity program and can be modified to fit with al fitness and mobility levels!
-Regular light exercise can reduce pain, relieve stress, improve sleep as well as improve flexibility and balance.

OKIB Equine Connection Program
2024-04-04 08:00 - 17:00
OKIB Equine Connection Program
OKIB students have an amazing opportunity to boost confidence, learn new ways to solve problems, develop emotional awareness, and connect with horses.
When: Tuesday & Wednesday beginning April 9th and running until May 15th
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Where: Rewild Ranch 11877 McMillan Drive
Sign up now!
To register please email Youth Activities at: Activities@okanagan.org
Transportation available
Please fill out the forms below
YOUTH ACTIVITIES REGISTRATION FORM edit
YOUTH ACTIVITIES TRANSPORTATION REQUEST FORM

Create your own garden box - Elders event
2024-05-01 14:00 - 16:00 | Bluebird building
Create your own garden box – Elders event
at the Bluebird building, May 1st from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
With Candy Wilkinson

Horse Culture Day
2024-05-04 10:30 - 15:30
Horse Culture Day
May 4th 2024 10:30am – 3:30pm @ Sun Valley Ranch
Hosted by YEEHAH (Youth, Elders, Ecology, Horses & Health) and supported by Sun Valley Ranch and OKIB Youth Leadership Council
Get ready for a day of adventure and stories on Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at
Sun Valley Ranch! We’re inviting OKIB youth under 30 to join us for a day
where the wisdom and storytelling from Elders meets the spirited world of
horses. Devyn McMillan from Rewild Ranch will guide youth through a horse
connection session, where feeling the bond between human and horse come
alive. And that’s not all—Jackson Louis will be there to take youth on a hands-on
journey of training activities that promise fun and excitement. Don’t miss out on
this unforgettable experience where stories and skills will be shared under the
sun! Snacks and lunch will be provided for those in attendance. Please RSVP to
Kevin at the e-mail below. Transportation for youth is available but limited and
on a first to reserve basis.

RSVP BY MAY 1ST, 2024 TO KEVIN at: school@okanagan.org

Band Council Meeting - Meeting Location changed to Council Chambers
2024-05-06 09:00 - 12:30 | Council Chambers
Members, The upcoming Band Council meeting will be held in person at the Council Chambers by the Band Office
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81436657361?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 814 3665 7361
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Band Council Meeting will be held at Council Chambers instead of Head of the Lake Hall

Way’ Members,

Just a heads up that due to renovations beginning on the Head of the Lake Hall, today’s Council meeting will instead be held at the Council Chambers building by the Band Office.

OKIB posts Band Council information to the Band Council Portal.
To access the Band Council information you must log onto the portal:
https://okib.civicweb.net/user/signin
To register for free access to the Band
Council Portal, follow this link:
https://okib.ca/uploads/files/Portal-landing-page.pdf
**Members are asked to identify themselves on the Zoom call by entering their names. This is to help ensure that members only are present on the Zoom call.**

Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies
2024-04-17 08:00 - 17:00
Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies
Way’ Members, there will be two Sockeye Fry Release Ceremonies coming to the Vernon area this spring:

Lower Vernon Creek – May 7, 10:00 am
Six Mile Creek – May 9, 10:00 am

Ceremonies will be hosting prayers and ceremonial releases of Okanagan Sockeye fry.

Dates are subject to change due to water temperature changes!

For more information contact:
Event Planner
events@syilx.org or 250 707 0095
www.okanagannation.com

Five week Nsyilxcen 1 Refresher Courses
2024-05-08 08:00 - 17:00 | zoom
Five week Nsyilxcen 1 Refresher Courses
Dates: Every Tuesday and Wednesday starting May 13th
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Location: Zoom
Use this link to register: https://forms.gle/xQQuvjG3oDYKzAh39
This five-week refresher course welcomes those who have completed Nsyilxcen 1 (N1) and wish to reinforce their vocabulary and sentence skills from the book. Tuesdays will be dedicated to review sessions, while Wednesdays will emphasize conversation practice.
Themes
May 14 & 15: Introductions
May 21 & 22: Family
May 28 & 29: Talking about the weekend (past)
June 4 & 5: Talking about the weekend (future)
June 11 & 12: Feelings
Please contact languageinstructor3@okanagan.org with any questions

High Tea Elders Social
2024-05-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Bluebird building
High Tea Elders Social
Friday May 10, 2:00pm – 4:00pm at the Bluebird building
Please join us for a relaxing afternoon of a delicious variety of teas, finger sandwiches, and sweets. Socialize and beautiful classical music!
