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Osoyoos Indian Band

First Nation government in British Columbia, Canada

Summary

First Nation government in British Columbia, Canada

Field	Value
band_name	Osoyoos Indian Band
band_number	596
people	Okanagan people
headquarters	Oliver
province	British Columbia
main_reserve	Osoyoos 1
reserve	Osoyoos 3
area	130.738
pop_year	2025
on_reserve	365
on_other_land	61
off_reserve	176
chief	Clarence Louie
tribal_council	Okanagan Nation Alliance
website
footnotes

The Osoyoos Indian Band () is a First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located in the adjacent towns of Oliver and Osoyoos in the Okanagan valley, approximately 4 km north of the Canada–United States border. They are a member of the Okanagan Nation Alliance. The band controls about 32,000 acres of land in the Oliver-Osoyoos area.

The band's Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre (pronounced "in-ka-meep") is located on the east side of Osoyoos. The centre gives tours in the arid region (similar to desert, but actually shrub-steppe) and explains the uniqueness of the plant and animal species found there.

As of 2025, the chief of the band is Clarence Louie. Louie has pushed for economic self-reliance by expanding investments, including a vineyard and winery, a four-star resort, numerous consumer services, and an 18-hole golf course.

There are about 540 band members who live and work on the reserve.

Gallery

File:InuksukOsoyoos1.jpg|Inuksuk on shore of sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park operated by Osoyoos Indian Band, Osoyoos Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia

References

"First Nation Detail". Government of Canada.
(2018). "Culture, Our Team, Osoyoos Indian Band". Osoyoos Indian Band.
(2018). "Businesses -Osoyoos Indian Band". Osoyoos Indian Band.
(2025). "As Osoyoos Indian Band flourishes, so too does Okanagan’s wine tourism". Nanaimo News Bulletin.
(2025). "Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre". Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre.

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