Government/Beliefs
Who traditionally did the gathering of food?
Women
Name a type of weapon
- Bows & Arrows
- Bone Fishhooks
- Nets
- Spears
- Shields (Elk)
- Hunting Dogs
What type of pit house did they live in?
Kekuli
Beliefs: What did the Coyote do for the Indians
kill the monsters and other evil beings among the ancients and teach the Indians how to do things.
And Coyote began to travel on the earth, teaching the Indians, making life easier and better for them, and performing many wonderful deeds.
Name the traditional roles of a man and woman in the household.
Women: gathering plants and herbs, did most of the childcare as well as cooking.
Men: they were fishermen, hunters and sometimes went to war for their families.
Where was their territory located?
British Columbia and part of the United States
What is their language called?
Syilx
Creation Story: Who created Earth according to their beliefs?
The "Old One"
What did the Okanagan people wear?
Some people wore moccasins or a basket hat but they wear modern clothes like jeans
Land/Location/Ceremony and Celebrations: Where are Salmon Feasts held?
River at Okanagan Falls
What were the families united by?
Hunting, finishing, harvesting, and gathering of food
Name 3 principles that the ONA board states in the "Sylix Communities Cultural and Intellectual Principles and Fundamentals" document
Acknowledgment and Respect
Consultation and Approval
Understanding and Interpretation
Integrity
Authenticity
ONA Control
Describe the pit houses they lived in.
Built partially underground.
Dome shaped wooden frame built over it and packed with Earth.
Small, about 15 feet across, only one family per house.
What did they eat?
Fish, wild game, berries, roots, and medicine
Creation Story: How were humans created? (In detail)
Old One made the people out of the last balls of mud he took from the Earth. He rolled them over and over, shaped them like Indians, and blew on them to bring them alive.