\u2018Not negotiable\u2019: Syilx Okanagan Nation says Brodie, One B.C. not welcome<\/p>\n
Published 7:00 am Saturday, June 13, 2026<\/p>\n
The Syilx Okanagan Nation is \u201coutraged\u201d that Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie and her One B.C. party will hold a town hall at Kelowna\u2019s Parkinson Recreation Centre on June 14.<\/p>\n
The Okanagan Nation Alliance issued a statement on Friday, June 12, following a similar release from the Kelowna Pride <\/a>Society<\/a>, which called on the City of Kelowna \u201cto reaffirm its commitments to reconciliation, the BC Human Rights Code, UNDRIP, DRIPA, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, and community safety.\u201d<\/p>\n Brodie is well-known<\/a> for courting controversy by raising doubts about the evidence of children\u2019s graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School and has looked to ban land acknowledgments<\/a>, as well as pushing for legislation that restricts pride flags, proposing to repeal the B.C. Human Rights Code, and hosting town halls with anti-trans activists.<\/p>\n According to the One B.C. website, discussion topics for Sunday include the party\u2019s platform, the implementation of UNDRIP and the defence of private and Crown property.<\/p>\n The town hall is scheduled for the same day as the final day of the 4th Annual Komasket Powwow, held by the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB).<\/p>\n \u201cBrodie has clearly stated her position and that of her party regarding the history of Indian Residential Schools, and more seriously, her denialism, which has caused significant harm to Survivors, Elders, families, and Indigenous communities across British Columbia,\u201d read a release from the ONA.<\/p>\n However, the City of Kelowna told Black Press Media that it \u201crents space to a wide range of groups across the community, including organizations from across the political spectrum. Approval of a rental does not constitute an endorsement of any group\u2019s views or platform.\u201d<\/p>\n Following this statement from the city, the ONA responded that, \u201cWhile individuals have the right to express their views, statements that diminish, deny, or distort the lived experiences of Survivors are not welcome on Syilx Okanagan Territory.\u201d<\/p>\n Pride Society co-vice president Candace Banks later added that they had also received further communication from the city manager, Doug Gilchrist, who reportedly called the Pride Society\u2019s stance against One B.C.\u2019s party platform a \u201cpersonal perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n The Kelowna Pride Society is now planning to peacefully protest the One B.C. town hall at the Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday.<\/p>\n \u201cHow a society chooses to speak about its most painful history reveals what it is willing to protect,\u201d said Chief Clarence Louie, adding that attempts to rewrite or diminish the history of residential schools are harmful and unacceptable. \u201cFor us, the dignity of Survivors is not negotiable, and we will continue to stand firmly with them to ensure their truth is not erased.\u201d<\/p>\n As of June 13, One B.C. is still scheduled to host a town hall at the municipally owned Parkinson Recreation Centre on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Not negotiable\u2019: Syilx Okanagan Nation says Brodie, One B.C. not welcome Published 7:00 am Saturday, June 13, 2026…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":734549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,79004,87674],"class_list":["post-734548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-okanagan","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/734549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}