ax̌aʔ l kʷu syilx itmxʷu̓laxʷtət, istəɬtaɬtət lut pnkin tə x̌ʷickmntm km tə tumi̓stmntm. məɬ kl ts x̌ʷuys, l̓a kin ts sx̌əlx̌a̓lt
This is our Syilx life place, our laws/responsible life-ways have never been given away or sold. These ways are forever, until the end of days.
The Syilx Okanagan people of the Okanagan have always governed our land according to principles that are embedded in traditional knowledge, stories, teachings, ceremonies, medicines, dances and the arts. These principles carry with them a sacred, inherent responsibility to care for the tmxwulaxw (land).
“We will survive and continue to govern our mother and her resources for the good of all for all time.”
– Okanagan Nation Declaration, 1987
