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Painted landscape: wide calm Okanagan Lake with dry hills and pines at sunrise
AI rendition of the setting, not an actual photo. We don't depict this being out of respect for the tradition it belongs to.

A creature reported in Okanagan Lake, British Columbia; the lake has a being in Syilx tradition.

Folklore Verdict: Sightings remain unverified; we keep the Syilx tradition separate and don't depict the being.

Region
North America · Canada · Canada
First reports
Syilx (Okanagan) tradition of n'ha-a-itk; colonial sightings from the 1870s

Key sightings

Best evidence

Films and photos, none verified; logs, waves and otters suggested.

This being belongs to a living Indigenous or religious tradition. We describe the reports respectfully, show no picture of the being, and put no pin on any site.

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