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An introduction to Penticton: its history, the Nations whose lands it sits on, and Indigenous community life today, with sources.
The neighbouring Penticton Indian Band runs the largest reserve in British Columbia. The syilx Okanagan People have lived in the Penticton area for more than 7,000 years. The city’s name comes from the nsyilxcən word snpintktn. Syilx people guided and helped these early traders through the valley. The Okanagan Nation Alliance notes that reserves here were set out without any treaty being negotiated first. The Nation has always held that the land remains theirs. In 1981 the Okanagan Nation Alliance formed as the first First Nations government in the Okanagan, with Penticton Indian Band as a member.
Penticton sits on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the syilx Okanagan People, and beside the lands of the Penticton Indian Band (snpink’tn). No treaty has been negotiated for this part of the Okanagan.
Nearby: Penticton Indian Band (snpink'tn) · Summerland · Naramata · Okanagan Falls · Oliver · Keremeos
The Penticton Indian Band, known in nsyilxcən as snpink'tn, is one of the seven Okanagan Nation communities in Canada. The band states that the Nation holds title and rights to the whole of Okanagan territory. It runs its own education centre, the Outma Sqilx'w Cultural School and the Little Paws Children's Centre. Language learning and cultural programs sit alongside health, housing and public works services. The Okanagan Nation Alliance links Penticton Indian Band with Okanagan Indian Band, Westbank, Osoyoos, Upper Nicola, both Similkameen bands and the Colville Confederated Tribes. Its Chiefs Executive Council brings each community's Chief together. The En'owkin Centre, on En'owkin Trail in Penticton, is a private post-secondary institute governed by the Okanagan Indian Educational Resources Society. Students can work toward nsyilxcən language fluency, laddering toward a bachelor's degree. It also offers Indigenous fine arts foundations with the University of Victoria and a national professional artist training program. Restorative justice and eco-literacy programs round out its work. The City of Penticton formally recognizes the band and the unceded territory of the syilx Okanagan People.
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XUSI is an Indigenous-owned business from Saskatoon, started in 2020 by two brothers from northern Saskatchewan. Along with our clothing, we bring Indigenous youth workshops and custom screen printing to Penticton and across British Columbia.
Strong Roots Strong Future is our interactive workshop for Indigenous youth, led by the two brothers who founded XUSI. We travel to schools, First Nations and Indigenous communities, youth organizations and funding programs in Penticton and across British Columbia. Youth ages 10 and up work through identity and culture, financial literacy, fitness, entrepreneurship and business skills, career readiness and hands-on screen printing.
Custom t-shirts, hoodies and crewnecks for Penticton schools, sports teams, businesses, events and First Nations and Indigenous organizations. Send us an idea, get free design help and a full quote before anything is printed. We print in Saskatoon and ship to Penticton. 10-garment minimum, up to 4 colours per design.
Heavyweight cotton tees, hoodies, crewnecks and A-frame hats with Cree words and the stories behind them. Fitness is part of how XUSI started, so our pieces are built for the gym and the street, and we ship them to Penticton.
Yes. Orders of $90 or more ship free to Penticton and anywhere else in Canada. For smaller orders, the shipping cost is shown at checkout. Every order leaves our Saskatoon shop within 1 to 3 business days.
Yes. Our custom screen printing starts at 10 garments, with up to 4 colours in a design. Every order gets a full quote before anything is printed, and design help is included. We print everything in Saskatoon and ship the finished order to you in Penticton.
No. We are an Indigenous-owned company from Saskatoon on Treaty 6 territory, and we have no partnership with the Penticton Indian Band or the Okanagan Nation Alliance. Many of our designs carry a Cree word and story, which you can read on our meanings page. We ship across Canada, including to Penticton.
Last reviewed . Facts on this page come from the sources listed below.
Putting nêhiyawêwin on a shirt is a small way of keeping it in use. XUSI does it on purpose: each design carries a Cree word, and each one is explained in the founders’ own words for whoever picks it up in Penticton.
The brand is Indigenous-owned and based in Saskatoon, on Treaty 6. Read every meaning on the Meanings page, or shop Cree language clothing.
