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The Nk’mip Canyon Desert Golf Course run by the Osoyoos Indian Band was chosen to host the prestigious Junior Girls America’s Cup golf tournament. It was a first not only for the golf course but also for the entire Okanagan Valley.

The Osoyoos Indian Band is once again rolling the dice on building a new gaming facility in the South Okanagan. It’s plans to open a casino were shot down more than a decade ago– and now it’s gambling on a new proposed location to get a winning hand from B.C.’s gaming regulator. Shelby Thom reports.

B.C. marks its 7th anniversary of the toxic drug crisis. The province seizes Hells Angels clubhouse in Kelowna. The Osoyoos Indian Band purchases an acre of land that was once part of their reserve lands, before it was taken away by the province.

The South Okanagan may soon be home to Canada’s first motorsport country club. South Okanangan Motorsports Corporation (SOMC) has recently received approval from the Osoyoos Indian Band to build a racetrack facility on reserve land near Oliver.

Local reaction is pouring in following Pope Francis’ apology for the involvement of catholic church in the Indian residential school system. Our Taya Fast spoke with the Osoyoos Indian Band Chief who says the apology is not enough.

RCMP continue to investigate a fatal shooting near Oliver on Saturday night. It took place at a home on the Osoyoos Indian Band lands. Travis Lowe reports.

Suspicious fires have destroyed two Catholic churches in the Okanagan. Sacred Heart Church on Penticton Indian Band lands and St. Gregory church on Osoyoos Indian Band lands have been reduced to rubble. Both fires happened overnight and are under investigation. As Shelby Thom reports, the fires happened on National Indigenous People’s Day.

Two newly opened electric vehicle charging stations in the South Okanagan are expected to provide a vital link for clean travel through B.C.’s interior routes. As Shelby Thom reports, the stations are the latest in a network across the southern interior as FortisBC continues to expand its network in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas...

Global News has learned the victim of a car crash Monday morning was Osoyoos Indian Band member Beverly Anne Louie.

A Fraser Institute study looking at what makes some First Nation’s bands successful points to the Osoyoos Indian band as a prime example. The band operates more businesses, per capita than any other band in the country. Clarence Louie has served as chief of the O.I.B. for three decades. He says he is happy to...

The Osoyoos Indian Band celebrated a historic moment in Okanagan Falls on Friday — the band recently purchased an acre of land that was once part of their reserve lands, before it was taken away by the Provincial and Federal government back in 1913. As Jayden Wasney reports, the land is of great significance to...

Viewer video shows a fast-moving wildfire erupting northeast of Oliver, B.C., on Sunday evening and burning dangerously close to homes. The Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) issued the evacuation of 13 homes and declared a local state of emergency.

The Penticton Indian Band is following in the foot-steps of the Westbank and Osoyoos First Nations by championing economic development. Shelby Thom reports.

First Nations in the Okanagan Valley are becoming more successful in generating their own revenue streams through economic development initiatives. In the south Okanagan, The Osoyoos Indian Band is renowned for building a business empire. As Shelby Thom reports, a recent study found it’s generating more revenue than it receives from the federal government.

The threat of wildfire may be winding down for the season, but that isn’t stopping a South Okanagan ski resort from taking action to reduce the future threat. Mount Baldy is partnering with the Osoyoos Indian Band and the Forest Enhancement Society of BC for an ambitious wildfire mitigation project. Shelby Thom reports.