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Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre – British Columbia, Canada

Images of Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre – British Columbia, Canada, taken in September 2025.

The Nk'Mip (in-ka-meep) Desert Cultural Centre in Osoyoos, BC, is an interpretive center owned by the Osoyoos Indian Band to share the culture and history of the Okanagan First Nations people. Besides the museum, the area has trails that run through the property with exhibits that demonstrate the architecture, agricultural history and flora and fauna important to the First Nation people.
Statue at the entrance to the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Statue at the entrance to the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre 		Spotted Lake, sacred site of the Syilix Okanagan Nation near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Spotted Lake, sacred site of the Syilix Okanagan Nation near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Closeup of Spotted Lake near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Closeup of Spotted Lake near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 The mineral-rich pools of Spotted Lake near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
The mineral-rich pools of Spotted Lake near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Coyote figure, tasked to guide and protect the People, near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Coyote figure, tasked to guide and protect the People, near the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Syilix Okanagan Nation coyote figure in the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Syilix Okanagan Nation coyote figure in the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Interior of a modern-day Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Interior of a modern-day Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Guide explains the reach of the Okanagan Nation at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Guide explains the reach of the Okanagan Nation at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Sage and antelope-brush on the grounds of the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Sage and antelope-brush on the grounds of the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Tipi in Canada’s only desert, at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Tipi in Canada’s only desert, at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Ponderosa Pine at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Ponderosa Pine at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Canoe carved from a tree trunk at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Canoe carved from a tree trunk at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Tipis in the reconstructed village at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Tipis in the reconstructed village at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Desert and mountain landscape at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Desert and mountain landscape at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Iron sculpture along the trail at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Iron sculpture along the trail at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Pit-house and surrounding area at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Pit-house and surrounding area at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Entrance to a Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Entrance to a Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Collapsed Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Collapsed Pit-house at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Sun-bleached bones in the desert at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Sun-bleached bones in the desert at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre		 Plant life on the desert floor at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre
Plant life on the desert floor at the Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre

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