Okanogan

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This name is spelled Okanagan in Canada and Okanogan in the USA (pron: the accent is on the penultimate syllable, with either spelling).

Okanogan or Okanagan refers to:

• The Okanogan Native American or Okanagan First Nations people and their language

• Canada:
  • Okanagan, a region of British Columbia
  • Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
  • Okanagan River (same as Okanogan River)
  • Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, British Columbia
  • Okanagan Trail, 1858 trail to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
  • Okanagan Highland, upland plateau area in British Columbia and Washington State
  • It is used in the name of current and historical electoral districts. See Okanagan (electoral districts).
  • It is part of the name of the Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District

• USA:
  • Okanogan River, in British Columbia and Washington State; a tributary of the Columbia River
  • Okanogan County, Washington
  • Okanogan, a town in Okanogan County, Washington
  • Okanogan Country, general name for a region of northern Washington State. Redirects to Okanogan County, Washington.
  • Okanogan National Forest, Washington State
  • Fort Okanogan, a Pacific Fur Company outpost in Washington, established 1811
  • Hiram F. “Okanogan” Smith, American settler in the Pacific Northwest