On April 28, 2022, we, the sməlqmíx, the syilx people of the Similkameen Valley, declared the nʔaysnúlaʔxʷ snxaʔcnitkʷ (Ashnola Watershed) in its entirety and for all future generations a sməlqmíx Protected and Conserved Area.

Ashnola sməlqmíx Protected and Conserved Area