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Logo design for the Sinixt Confederacy (Sn̓ʕay̓čkstx), shown in use on the Confederacy’s flag, office signage and sidewalk sign in Nelson, BC.
The Sinixt are the Arrow Lakes people, whose homeland stretches from north of Revelstoke, BC to Kettle Falls, Washington. Declared “extinct” in Canada in 1956, they were recognized as an Aboriginal people of Canada by the Supreme Court in R v. Desautel (2021). The Confederacy opened its Nelson office in 2023 and hosts the annual Sx̌ʷnítkʷ Canoe Journey.
Sinixt | Logo Design
Photo: Lys Morton / Revelstoke Mountaineer
Sinixt | Logo Design
Photo: The Globe and Mail
Sinixt | Logo Design
Photo: Bill Metcalfe / Nelson Star