This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Truth and Reconciliation: (Un)learn with Kelowna Museums
In-person
Truth and Reconciliation History & heritage Indigenous Storytelling MuseumDate and time
Location
Okanagan Heritage Museum
488 Bernard Avenue
Kelowna, BC
Directions: 470 Queensway Avenue Kelowna, BC V1Y 6S7.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Truth and Reconciliation: (Un)learn with Kelowna Museums
At the Okanagan Heritage Museum
September 30, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30 at the Okanagan Heritage Museum. Our all-ages guided and self-guided stations help you learn about the history and culture of the syilx people, both pre-contact and post-contact.
- Understand the broad story of the residential school experience in the Okanagan
- Join our hands-on activities and create a small keepsake
- Take away new perspectives on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For more information, please contact [email protected] or 250-868-4836.
This event is by donation.
Links
- Kelowna Museums Website kelownamuseums.ca
Organizer
Kelowna Museums Society
Experience fascinating displays and learn how the Okanagan Valley was formed, and why it supports tremendous biodiversity. Step into the world of the syilx/Okanagan people, and gain insights into their close connection to the land. Learn about the arrival of traders and settlers, and peer into the windows of a store from Kelowna’s Chinatown. Meet some individuals from Kelowna’s past and present, and be inspired by the Central Okanagan Sports Hall of Fame.