Cawston in Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
Eagle Valley
B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0), November 15, 2016
1. Eagle Valley Marker
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Eagle Valley. . For many thousands of years S ukwnaqinx (later Anglicized to "Okanagan") travelled and peopled a far-reaching territory. Though their main camp was centred at Penticton, this valley was used as a food gathering base-camp. Pre-contact S ukwnaqins populations numbered in the thousands, however smallpox and influenza epidemics decimated elders and children. At its lowest ebb in 1926, the Similkameen Band had just 26 members: today there are over 350. Settlers took up land for ranching during the 1860s and hired tribal members who were recognised for their expert handling of horses. From the earliest days to the present, relations between band members and settlers have been positive and open., Caption: Jack Alex and Gabriel Paul. BCARS photo
For many thousands of years S ukwnaqinx (later Anglicized to "Okanagan") travelled and peopled a far-reaching territory. Though their main camp was centred at Penticton, this valley was used as a food gathering base-camp. Pre-contact S ukwnaqins populations numbered in the thousands, however smallpox and influenza epidemics decimated elders and children. At its lowest ebb in 1926, the Similkameen Band had just 26 members: today there are over 350. Settlers took up land for ranching during the 1860s and hired tribal members who were recognised for their expert handling of horses. From the earliest days to the present, relations between band members and settlers have been positive and open.
Location. 49° 9.057′ N, 119° 44.176′ W. Marker is in Cawston, British Columbia, in Okanagan-Similkameen. Marker is on Crowsnest Highway (Provincial Highway 3) 1.9 kilometers north of Barcello Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker is in a small pulloff
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Fairview Gold (approx. 10.4 kilometers away); Spotted Lake (approx. 12.7 kilometers away); An American Railroad (approx. 13.1 kilometers away).
Lumb Stocks, O'Keefe Ranch and Interior Heritage Society F20-15 (Public domain), 1921
2. Eagle Valley Marker detail
Jack Alex and Gabriel Paul. Alex later became chief of the Penticton Band.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 94 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on December 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on February 22, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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