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You're invited to SOICS with Anona Kampe of the Penticton Indian Band and syilx Okanagan Nation for the Purpose Presentation.If you have experienced “Traditional Storytelling” and the story of the Four Food Chiefs with Anona, this presentation is the next step of your journey!
🗓️ Friday, September 5, 2025 - Purpose Presentation
Archaeology studies done in the syilx Okanagan territory tell us that the syilx Okanagan people have been in this territory for 12,000 years at least.
Anona will start the interactive presentation with a powerful visual tool explaining time immemorial. She will explain who the syilx Okanagan people are and how they are connected to the plants, animals, land and water in this territory. She will “show and tell” the various artifacts she has collected over the years that explain her people’s purpose and the responsibilities that made them valuable contributors to their society.
Then she will briefly touch on the impacts of colonization and some of the struggles Indigenous people face(d) when things started to change once settlers began making this place their home. Anona will explain the loss of purpose and the dysfunction that is connected to this. She will discuss how we can begin to heal from past traumas by reconnecting to culture.
Participants can expect an engaging session!
To register, please contact SOICS to confirm your attendance
☎️ (250) 492-6299 📧 [email protected] 💬 Message Us!
SOICS respectfully acknowledges that this event, and the communities we support, are located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the syilx Okanagan people
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SOICS, 336 Ellis St, Penticton, BC V2A 4L7, Canada
