Grand Opening of Sockeye Salmon Hatchery

Grand Opening of Sockeye Salmon Hatchery

The k] cp?’lk’ stim’ Salmon Hatchery, part of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) sockeye reintroduction program, had is grand opening today. The hatchery is located on the Penticton Indian Band reserve lands at 155 Enowkin Trail, Penticton, BC. “The return of Okanagan...
Elders prod action on salmon fishery

Elders prod action on salmon fishery

A dozen years ago, elders of the Okanagan Nation asked where the salmon had gone. This was traditional food that the people had been able to depend upon for millennia.But the once abundant fish were no longer anywhere to be found this high up in the Columbia River...
Protecting Kokanee Salmon; Modern Research Complements Traditional First Nations Legacy Programs

Return of the Okanagan Sockeye

Cross-border effort proves humans can repair some of the damage we’ve inflicted on the Earth and our fellow creatures – A crew of four well-muscled men work steadily, arm over arm, pulling up the nets pinched between a 38-foot purse seiner and a low-sided packing...