Okanagan Declaration

The People of the Okanagan Nation have executed a formal Declaration stating historical facts and the resolve of our people to defend our land, which land we know as "Our Mother", and our people which declaration states, amongst other things, that:

WE ARE UNCONQUERED ABORIGINAL PEOPLES OF OUR MOTHER

THE CREATOR HAS GIVEN TO US OUR MOTHER TO ENJOY, TO MANAGE AND TO PROTECT;

WE HAVE NEVER GIVEN UP OUR RIGHTS TO OUR MOTHER, OUR MOTHER'S RESOURCES, OUR GOVERNMENTS AND OUR RELIGION.

WE WILL SURVIVE AND CONTINUE TO GOVERN OUR MOTHER AND HER RESOURCES FOR THE GOOD OF ALL TIME.