Laurel Packinghouse

Name: na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour
Start: 2026-10-04T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-04T12:00:00-07:00
Location: Laurel Packinghouse

1304 Ellis Street
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V1Y 1Z8 Canada Get Directions

778-478-0325

www.kelownamuseums.ca/museums/the-laurel-packinghouse/

Events at this venue

June 2026
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

June 27 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
nsyilxcən: the Journey Continues

June 30 @ 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

Continue your journey with the nsyilxcən language and gain a deeper understanding of syilx culture. Through a series of dynamic classes, students with a beginner understanding of nsyilxcən will engage with each other and their instructor as they continue their learning. This class is presented in partnership with Wildrose Native Traditions and is for everyone, […]

$15
July 2026
Author Talk with Kelsey M. Lonie

July 9 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

Join us for an evening with Kelsey M. Lonie, author of A Vacation for Victory: An Illustrated History of the Women's Land Army in Canada. During both World Wars, women and girls across Canada were mobilized for farm work. Serving in orchards, fields, and on farms, the women and girls of Canada’s Women’s Land Army planted, […]
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

July 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

July 29 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
August 2026
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

August 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
September 2026
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

September 2 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

September 26 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20
October 2026
na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

October 4 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm na’ʔk’ʷulamən (what we do): syilx Traditional Plant Use Walking Tour

Laurel Packinghouse 1304 Ellis Street, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Canada

The Okanagan landscape is a mosaic of biodiversity. For generations, the syilx people have lived in reciprocal relationship with this land, stewarding an intricate knowledge of native flora. From sustenance and traditional medicine to structural materials and even natural aromatics, the utility of these plants is as vast as the terrain itself.

$20