History of Okanagan

When searching for a convenient route to transport fur to the Pacific Ocean, Europeans began exploring the interior of the BC. In 1811, Scottish merchant and explorer, David Stewart of Pacific Far Company sailed the intersection of the Columbia River and the Okanagan River, and built the Okanagan Fort. Then he established the Okanagan Valley Trail to the Upper Fraser and the Lower Columbia River (Lower Colombia) towards the north towards the Thompson River and in the process. In 1824, this road was dominated by the activities of the Hudson Bay Company, which did not offer a fur caravan to the lake until 1847.

Similarly, the regional strength of the internal affairs department is not static. In 1823, the genetic leader of Okanagan-Tk'emlups Alliance N'kwala has been reported to have entered Stl'atl'imc (Lillooet) in the southern valley. Some of the reasons for Okanagan is in competition over the fur trading priorities; the problems behind these conflicts have a longer personal, diplomatic and historical history. When the dust settles, N'kwala is conquered as a leader of the four countries, confirmed genetically, the land spread from the Fraser River to the Rocky Mountains, down to the 49th parallel line from the Sat River (Xats'ull) It grew. Land of Okanagan. All of these developments combined the use of imported assets: inland horses, coastal European ships, and rifles in two places.

The proposed South Okanagan - Similukameen National Park Reserve is located in the South Okanagan Gun and the Simil Caminain Valley in the southern part of British Columbia and currently consists of five state protected areas. There are 4,700 hectares of mountains in these areas. The site of Kobau lies between the valleys of Okanagan and Similkameen and the 1850 hectare Chopaka East Site is located in Black Mountain between Richter Pass and the International Boundary and covers 470 ha between Richter Hill and the international border doing. There are 2,350 hectares of Kilpoola ruins, north and south of Highway 3, including the southeast slopes of the Chopaka West site, Kobau Mountain, Blue Lake, Kr.