The Upper Similkameen Indian Band welcomes you to the Similkameen Valley, our traditional home.
"The Ochre Bluffs and paintings are symbols of who we are -- they represent our traditions, in respect to the user of ochre and ceremonial rites, and these traditions are embedded in our teachings" --USIB Member
There are four sacred colours of ochre found here in the Similkameen: red, yellow, black, and white. Ochre is used all over the world -- as medicine, a pigment to make paint, and in ceremonies. Similkameen mined soft ochre by carving into the hillside with digging sticks and antlers, and ochre was used to paint pictographs on rocks throughout the Similkameen Valley.
ARE YOU LOOKING TO CLEAN UP SOME BRANCHES AROUND YOUR PROPERTY? call Ken Hoyle 250-608-5428 or email to register your address before May 22,...