Category: Events

Caribou Ceremony & Arrow Lakes Caribou Society Open House

Our partner, Arrow Lakes Caribou Society, is having their annual open house on Friday, March 13th at the Central Selkirk Caribou Maternity Pen. At 9am, Rick Desautel will offer a blessing to honor the caribou and make offerings for their recovery.

Ceremony of Celebration

The Ceremony and Celebration was held in Nelson’s Lakeside Park to mark the Desautel decision and end of Canada’s extinction policy. It was a joyful time for us.

Ethnohistory Training for West Kootenay Businesses, Organizations, and Governments

The Sinixt Confederacy conducted a series of Ethnohistory Training sessions for various businesses, organizations, and governments in the West Kootenay region. The event, which took place over three days in April 2024, aimed to educate local stakeholders about Sinixt history, culture, land stewardship, and traditional practices.

Sinixt Canoe Journey and Salmon Prayer

The Sinixt Confederacy embarked on their ninth canoe journey down the Columbia River, with a stop in Nelson. The community was invited to participate in various cultural activities, including artisan tables at Lakeside Park and a paddle on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.

Community Keynote for the Responsible Recreation Conference

As part of the Responsible Recreation: Pathways, Practices, and Possibilities conference, the Sinixt Confederacy hosted a keynote event focusing on responsible recreation through the lenses of climate and culture, featuring Sinixt cultural facilitator Shelly Boyd.

The Sinixt Confederacy: Rights, People, Stories

This event will help to shed light on the history, rights, and cultural narratives of the Sinixt people, featuring readings from Eileen Delehanty Pearkes’ “Geography of Memory” and a screening of Derrick LaMere’s film “Older than the Crown.”