Salmon Chief - Okanagan Falls, British Columbia
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N 49° 20.830 W 119° 34.531
11U E 312942 N 5469240
The sculpture Salmon Chief is at the entrance to Kenyon Park located at the corner of 7th Street and Cedar Avenue. This park is adjacent to the Christie Memorial Provincial Park.
Waymark Code: WMQ2CH
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 12/06/2015
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This outstanding sculpture is just at the entrance to Kenyon Park. We particularly liked the pose of the Salmon Chief offering of the Sockeye salmon.
The Salmon Chief
Historically, the confederated tribes of the Okanagan Nation gathered each autumn near this place to harvest the abundant sockeye salmon returning from their long journey to the Pacific Ocean. The Okanagan Elders tell of the selection of a "Salmon Chief" by the assembled leaders to ensure an equitable sharing of the salmon harvest among all the tribal families.
This sculpture, by renown Colville native artist
Virgil "Smoker" Marchand
was unveiled by:
Chief Clarence Louie
Director Bill Schwarz Osoyoos Indian Band
and for RDOS - Area 'D'
August 11th, 2011
Transcribed from plaque
Kenyon Park is a small beachfront park.