I worked in the local public schools for a time, sharing Syilx Okanagan culture. In 2019 I began my language-learning journey and decided to take some classes at the En’owkin Centre to learn more. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I would be part of the first cohort in “Canada” to earn my degree in my Indigenous language. I stepped away from my work since I was now a full-time student. Our teachers were all Elders and learning from them was a gift. Eight of us, all women, graduated in June 2023 at the University of British Columbia Okanagan with a degree in our Okanagan language called nsyilxcn. It is called the Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency or BNLF.