Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred

The book is here!

The One Hundred X One Hundred book is here!

After supply chain delays in 2021, the One Hundred X One Hundred/ x̌cəcikst X x̌cəcikst local history book has finally arrived and is now available at the Oliver Archives!

The book has been a labour of love for the many contributors and partners who worked on showcasing stories from Oliver and the Osoyoos Indian Band and chronicling the growth of the present-day community.

The book is affordably priced at $9.99 + tax and contains 96 pages of full colour historic and contemporary photos, artwork, maps, history, and even interactive QR codes.

To learn more and order your copy, visit: http://ow.ly/2UHT50In5VR

2021 marked 100 years of Oliver community, a community that was formed on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx people of the Okanagan Nation.

Thank you to all the organizations, businesses and individuals who helped us to commemorate this milestone and we hope that some of the projects and events we did together in 2021 will leave a legacy for the future. Below is a snapshot of the years special activities, designed by and featured in the Times Chronicle

A special thanks to the Osoyoos Indian Band Oliver Parks & Recreation Canada's Wine Capital Oliver Community Arts Council Oliver and District Heritage Society Town of Oliver and Venables Theatre for your commitment to this project over the past 14 months.

Today on Canadian History Ehx, the Town of Oliver BC!

The Wine Capital of Canada (Queen Elizabeth made this official), it is also home to the world's largest cherry pie and some great historical sites! It also has some interesting stories in its history, like when it was highlighted for its dogs having no fleas in the 1930s

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Air quality got you down? Going to be staying indoors? Spend the weekend planning a costume or decorating your bike, scooter, trike, or mobility scooter!

We’re starting off the Community Celebration with a bike Parade on Sunday August 22nd at the Community Park.

Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred updated their website address.

Announcing: The Oliver 100x100 Festival. Running From August 13th-22nd, this 11 Day festival will showcase events and activities around our community. Stay tuned for individual event spotlights.

The Festival will feature something for everyone, for more information including volunteer opportunities and registrations, visit our website https://oliverrecreation.ca/100x100/

Canada's Wine Capital Townof Oliver Oliver and District Heritage Society Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre Osoyoos Desert Centre Hoodoo Adventure Company Oliver Community Arts Council Pentagon Boardshop Baldy Mountain Resort District Wine Village
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This month’s prompt is ‘agriculture.’ Around the 1920s-1930s, before Oliver was Canada’s Wine Capital, it was known as the cantaloupe capital of Canada as it was the only place besides California that had the correct climate and conditions to grow cantaloupes. When the CPR made its way to the Okanagan, there was a train nicknamed Cantaloupe Annie due to the vast number of cantaloupes being shipped out from this train. This photo shows the welcome sign to Oliver and has the tagline ‘Home of the Cantaloupe’ across the bottom.
Please share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us as a Facebook message or by emailing the ODHS at [email protected]. Next month’s prompt is “Arts and Culture.”
If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with so we can find your submission.

Our guided Downtown Heritage Walking Tours are starting again, just in time for the One Hundred X One Hundred celebration. Tours run every Friday at 10:00 am at the Visitor Centre. Register online!

https://www.oliverheritage.ca/news-blog/2021/7/13/downtown-heritage-walking-tours-return

Everyone who lives in Syilx territory should read the fascinating articles embedded in this post. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the history of the Osoyoos Indian Band and the development of the OIBDC under the leadership of Chief Clarence Louie, this is a start.

We are hoping to get more people following this page as we continue to explore the history of the people and places who have contributed to what makes our greater community so special - please share and follow our posts and page!

Oliver (1921-2021) on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) people who have inhabited the land for thousands of years = 100x100

The Osoyoos Indian Band is one of the most celebrated Indigenous communities in the country for their innovation and economic development under the leadership of Chief Clarence Louie, recipient of the Order of Canada. Learn more about the OIB’s activities and successes in this area.

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This picture shows a bird’s eye view of Oliver’s first sport day in 1924. You can see a horse race occurring in the foreground, as well as the barn, and the village of Oliver in the background. Equestrian sports were prominent in Oliver over its hundred-year history. Oliver hosted the Oliver International Horse Show from 1964 to 1978 and is also home to the Oliver and District Riding club, formed in 1949, that is still very much prominent in the community today. The Osoyoos Indian Band is also very prominent in equestrian sport, especially local rodeos. In 2018 the BC High School Rodeo Queen was awarded a member of the Osoyoos Indian Band. The Osoyoos Indian Band has a strong history with the Oliver Riding Club, as well as contributing extensively to Oliver’s equestrian history.
Please share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us as a Facebook message or by emailing the ODHS at [email protected]. Next month’s prompt is “Agriculture.”
If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with so we can find your submission.

A great way to celebrate the heritage of the land this year for the 100x100 is getting out and exploring with great local tours.

Hoodoo Adventures, and the Osoyoos Desert Centre are both hosting great guided tours, head to oliverrecreation.ca to register.

Southern Okanagan Secondary (SOSS) is celebrating National Indigenous History Month by providing the nsyilxcən "word of the day" as well as new phrases for students to practice.

From the Okanagan Nation Alliance website:

"Nsyilxcən is the language spoken by and distinguishes the Syilx Okanagan from other indigenous peoples. It is part of the Salish language family which is distinct from our Salish neighbors, like the Spokan, the Nlaka’pamux, and the Secwepemc. nsyilxcən is spoken in all the districts of the Syilx Okanagan territory with varying dialects."

Students in SD53 including those attending SOSS, Oliver Elementary and Tuc el Nuit Elementary schools are learning about Indigenous ways of being and knowing in the classroom from Indigenous Educators. OIB member, former SOSS student and popular teacher (MEd) Ryan Baptiste is the lead educator and coordinator of the successful and EPIC program at SOSS. EPIC (Experiential, Project-based, Indigenous, and Community) is an inclusive program designed to engage students in a variety of challenging learning experiences. The program emphasizes project-based, experiential learning for all students who will come to understand the First Nations Principles of Learning. To find out more about EPIC, visit the SD53 website www.sd53.bc.ca

This picture shows a Ranger Guide preparing some food over an open flame at a Girl Guide campout at Madden Lake in the 1950s. Rangers are older Girl Guides, usually 15+, and are leaders for the younger girls. Following this Ranger’s lead, Girl Guides can earn badges in camping, survival skill, and outdoor cooking! So, who else is ready to dust off their camping equipment and get cooking out in nature?

Please share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us as a Facebook message or by emailing the ODHS at [email protected]. Next month’s prompt is “Sport.”
If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with so we can find your submission.

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We still have a few opportunities to get involved with the 100x100 project.

Venables Theatre is looking for community storytellers interested to share their stories of life in Oliver and the Ancestral, Traditional and unceded Territory of the Syilx Peoples of the Okanagan Nation.

We are also looking for businesses and service groups in the community to complete a short survey about getting involved in the festivities this summer.

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One Hundred X One Hundred — Oliver & District Heritage Society The year 2021 marks 100 years of the Oliver community, a community formed on and shaped by the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, whose history stretches back 10,000 years.

100x100 ONE HUNDRED X ONE HUNDRED - X̌CƏCIKST X X̌CƏCIKST PROJECT Venables Theatre and the Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred Project committee are excited to announce a Storytellers Series. We are...

This landmark structure was originally constructed as the planning headquarters for the South Okanagan Lands Project, which included irrigation infrastructure locally called ‘The Ditch.’ It was one of the first large and public buildings constructed after a new townsite survey was completed in late 1920 as part of the “Oliver Project”. The building looks more like a house than a government office, which reinforces the idea that the village and local government are part of the community.

After the completion of the Lands Project the building became the Village and later the Town office. The building is currently in the process of being recognized as a designated heritage building, meaning it will continue to be preserved for generations to come.

Please share your memories, pictures, art, or other submissions with us as a Facebook message or by emailing the ODHS at [email protected]. Next month’s prompt is “Food.”
If you post your contribution directly on social media, don’t forget to tag your post with so we can find your submission.

Venables Theatre and the Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred Project committee are excited to announce a Storytellers Series. We are looking for interested parties to share their stories of life in Oliver and the ancestral, traditional and unceded territory of the Syilx Peoples of the Okanagan Nation.

We are aiming for about 10 minutes per story. These stories will be performed, recorded and shared with our community and archived for years to come. Performances can be in the genre of your choosing, including but not limited to reading your story, dancing, reciting poetry, singing or other live performance art. If performing on stage is not your thing, you can still submit a story for others to share!

In order to assess interest in the project, we are asking storytellers to contact us with your name, preferred method of contact, a brief (1-2 sentences) summary of your story and the genre in which you would perform, (or if you would prefer to have someone else tell your story).

Expressions of interest can be emailed to [email protected] . Once the organizers have an idea of how many stories we will have to share, we will contact all those who have entered submissions with more information. More information about the ONE HUNDRED X ONE HUNDRED X̌CƏCIKST X X̌CƏCIKST PROJECT can be found here: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/one-hundred-x-one-hundred

Please send your submission by May 31st. We look forward to learning through your stories!

One Hundred X One Hundred — Oliver & District Heritage Society The year 2021 marks 100 years of the Oliver community, a community formed on and shaped by the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, whose history stretches back 10,000 years.

Some easy and effective ways for your business/organization to immediately help promote the 100x100 project in 2021 are: use the project logo on your website and any promotional items you develop, share social media posts (like this one!), tag the Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred page on Facebook, provide a link on your website to the 100x100 project information, get your 100x100 related events added to the Oliver Tourism Calendar , and fill out the short survey at the link below.

The more we all work together, the brighter the future of Oliver will be!

COMPLETE THE SURVEY:
Please complete the survey below on behalf of your business or organization: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LNKB5MB

For more information on the project: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/one-hundred-x-one-hundred

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We invite you to participate in this exciting new project in 2021!

Some easy and effective ways for your business/organization to immediately help promote the 100x100 project in 2021 are: use the project logo on your website and any promotional items you develop, share social media posts (like this one!), tag the Oliver One Hundred X One Hundred page on Facebook, provide a link on your website to the 100x100 project information, get your 100x100 related events added to the Oliver Tourism Calendar , and fill out the short survey at the link below.

The more we all work together, the brighter the future of Oliver will be!

COMPLETE THE SURVEY:
Please complete the survey below on behalf of your business or organization: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LNKB5MB

For more information on the project: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/one-hundred-x-one-hundred

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Oliver and District Heritage Society Venables Theatre Oliver Community Arts Council

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Good Morning!

In honour of celebrating National Indigenous Languages Day today, we would like to mention the amazing work happening here locally with the revitalization of the Sylix language!
The Osoyoos Indian Band Language House is a 4-year program for adults learning the nqilxʷcn/nsyilxcn language. The program uses the Paul Creek curriculum created by the Salish School of Spokane and the Elders from the Syilx Nation.
The program, which is midway through the 2nd year, currently has six adult learners and two language teachers. Upon completion of the program, students will be intermediate fluency level speakers.
For more information please check out the OIB Language House page https://www.facebook.com/OIBLanguagehouse

The year 2021 marks 100 years of the Oliver community, a community formed on and shaped by the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, whose history stretches back 10,000 years. Late in 2020, a year-long project entitled “One Hundred X One Hundred/x̌cəcikst X x̌cəcikst” was launched as an opportunity to commemorate the important milestones and history of both the Osoyoos Indian Band and the Oliver community throughout the year 2021 and beyond. x̌cəcikst X x̌cəcikst means “one hundred X one hundred” in nsyilxcən, the Okanagan language.

The project’s Planning Committee, coordinated by Oliver Parks & Recreation includes members representing local community partners: Town of Oliver Oliver and District Heritage Society Osoyoos Indian Band Nk'Mip Resource Centre Canada's Wine Capital Oliver Community Arts Council Venables Theatre and the Oliver Punjabi community.

Last December, the Committee opened up a call for logo design/concepts for the project that would “reflect the rich history of our community as a whole, acknowledge the land and water on which we live, work and play, and inspire us to grow together”. The committee received twenty-one delightful submissions of original artwork from local artists of all ages. The design submitted by Emilie Herbert () was chosen as the basis for the final versions of the logo below.

For more information about the One Hundred X One Hundred/x̌cəcikst X x̌cəcikst project, to view all the logo design submissions received by the Planning Committee, learn more about the artists or to download the official project logos and terms of use please visit: https://www.oliverheritage.ca/one-hundred-x-one-hundred