Upper Similkameen Indian Band

From the organization's website: https://usib.ca/about/

The Upper Similkameen Indian Band would like to welcome you to the lands on which we gather, our traditional unceded territory of the Similamix People. Today the Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB) is a thriving community with over 200 members. USIB manages its community affairs through the administration of diverse federal programs and services, such as health, education, social development, housing, counseling services, and other governmental functions. Oral tradition tells us that the Upper Similkameen people have lived in this valley since time immemorial. Our people live along the banks of the Similkameen and its tributaries. Our traditional territory is located in the Upper Similkameen watershed between the US-Canada border (to the south), the Skagit Valley (to the west), and Aspen Grove (to the north). For thousands of years, we the Similkameen people were self-reliant and well provided for through our own ingenuity and use of the land and resources. We lived as a whole economy, travelling the breadth and depth of our territory; hunting, fishing, growing, harvesting, and trading created a sustainable economy that met our needs. Today the Similkameen People continue to assert their jurisdiction and responsibility over the stewarding of their land, resources, and quality of life of their citizens. Our nsyilxcn language and our saimilamix culture respectfully honour the natural laws of the tmixw that which gives us life.

Call (250) 292-8733, email reception@usib.ca, or use the website.

Phone

(250) 292-8733

Email

reception@usib.ca

Website

https://usib.ca/