En'owkin Centre Updates

WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2023-SPRING 2024 Programs
Registration / Course Information Contact:
Lavinia Wilson - Student Services
Email: dbase@enowkincentre.ca

FOR ACADEMIC ADVISING CONTACT:
Suzanne Johnson MSc. - Manager Academic Programs
Phone: 250-493-7181 Ext. 202
Email: academicmanager@enowkincentre.ca

Important Dates & Deadlines

En’owkin Centre – NVIT – UVic - UBC-O

September
2023

October
2023

November
2023

December
2023

Mon 4 September	Labor Day - No Class
Wed 6 September	En’owkin Language Orientation Day AM (mandatory for students and faculty) NIPAT Orientation (PM) First Day of Classes (FIFA)
6 - 12 September	NVIT - 75% Tuition refund
13-19 September	NVIT - 50% Tuition refund
Tues 19 September	UVic Last day for 100% reduction of tuition fees (50% of tuition fees will be assessed for courses dropped after this date) NVIT - Last day to add / drop a class, without notation on the academic record & receive a partial tuition refund
Fri 22 September	UVic - Last day for adding courses that begin in the first term
Sat 30 September	UVic - Last day for paying first term fees without penalty National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Enowkin Closed - No class

Mon 2 October	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Enowkin Closed - No class
Mon 9 October	Thanksgiving Day - En'owkin Closed, No Class
Tues 10 October	UVic - Last day for 50% reduction of tuition fees for standard courses (100% of tuition fees will be assessed for courses dropped after this date)
Sun 31 October	UVic - Last day for withdrawing from Term 1 courses without penalty of failure

Sat 11 November	Remembrance Day
Mon 13 November	Remembrance Day Observed - No Class
13 - 17 November	En’owkin intensive review week - No Class
Thur 16 November	NVIT - Last day to withdraw from class or change from credit to audit status

Fri 8 December	Last Day of Class
11 - 15 December	Final Exam / Final Presentation Period
Tues 12 December	NIPAT - sʔistkəm sʔul'lus (Final Exam for all NIPAT learners)
Wed 13 December	nsyilxcen - sʔistkəm sʔul'lus (Final Exam for NLF En’owkin Cohort)
Mon 18 December	Final grades for Fall 2023 courses Due
Wed 20 December	Grades due to NVIT En’owkin Closed for the Holidays
Tues 2 January	En’owkin Reopens

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News, Events and Facilities

Located on the Penticton Indian Band reserve, in B.C's Southern Interior, En'owkin Centre's unique building design reflects our tradtional syilx winter home.

General Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M
WE ARE CLOSED DURING THE LUNCH HOUR FROM 12:00 P.M - 1:00 P.M

En'owkin Centre is now open to the general public. Visitors please sign in at the front desk at our North Enterance. Our receptionist will be happy to assist you.

En'owkin Centre Events

No events at this time! Please check again later!

Booking En'owkin Centre Facilities

We are not accepting bookings at this time due to covid restrictions.

We are equipped with a full kitchen, restroom facilities and additional meeting rooms/seasonal space outdoors. The En'owkin Centre offers a unique cultural space and for conferences, exhibitions, film screenings and workshops.

The Gathering Space

The En'owkin Centre facility has a large circular gathering space seating approximately one-hundred and fifty (150) people. The concept design replicates the original underground housing of the syilx people. Centrally located are four poles carved and painted with pictographs commemorating the Four Food Chiefs. The turtle design etched on the beautifully painted floor tiling honors Syilx ceptikw.

En'owkin Centre Gardens

The En'owkin Centre is located on the Penticton Indian Reserve. The En'owkin has a unique and diverse eco landscape surrounding the exterior of the facility. Traditional Indigenous foods are located throughout the En'owkin Centre gardens. We feature a outdoor grill hand crafted with Indigenous stone. Our outdoor storytelling fire pit is shared by many visitors.

The gardens include trails, walkways and a nearby creek. The En'owkin Centre gardens is an array of Indigenous foliage landscaping utilizing the ecosystem and restoring the landscape back to its natural state. It is a breath taking organic backdrop for your events.

Timix ECOliteracy Program Locatee Lands

Timix ECOliteracy Program is located on the west side of the Okanagan River floodplain and is a site which encompasses approximately one-hundred (100) hectares in the City of Penticton. Within this site there are four separate eco niche areas including the protected black cottonwood riparian stand, marsh/ wetlands, grassland meadows and desert sand hillsides. Inhabiting several indigenous and endangered species including: Great Blue Heron, Tiger Salamander, Painted Turtle & Great Horned Owl.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada

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