Talk:Okanagan people

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[edit] Note on redlinked governments

These can all be at least stubbed using the links given; once they are please make sure to use categories such as "First Nations governments in British Columbia", which is for organizations; the cat used here already "First Nations in British Columbia" is for ethno/people articles; material on Okanagan language article is pending (not even the ONA has their page on it up yet...), and it would have a different category from these as well.Skookum1 00:42, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] aboriginal name of Kettle River (Columbia River)

Please see Talk:Kettle River (Columbia River).Skookum1 07:17, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion of flags an issue

I just noticed the maple leaf and stars and stripes added to this and wonder if it's inappropriate. No other tribal-nation pages have the US/Can national emblems, rather they have their own. I'm not an Okanagan but suspect this is a touchy subject, most likely an offensive one. Sovereignty is a big word on both sides of the border, native-politics-wise. The only relevant flag that should be in that box is the Okanagan Nation's own, and/or any of its sub-flags for each of its groups. I'll ref this to the indigenous peoples' wikiproject for further comment as I think it's important and, if I'm right, nipped in the bud. I know many BC First Nations would REALLY not like to have the Maple Leafe on pages about THEM, let's put it that way.Skookum1 18:51, 7 October 2007 (UTC)