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One of the unique customs of the Okanagan people was their propensity to sing when giving thanks for food and for healing.<ref>Okanagan Tribal Council; Edwards, Ken (Colville), ''illus''. ''How Food Was Given''. Penticton, B.C.: Theytus Books; 1984 ({{OCLC|15964121}})({{ISBN|9780919441071}})</ref> The Okanagan people practice sweat lodge, fasting on the mountain, and winter dance ceremony.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/interior-salish-first-nations] Their most important figure is Snkʼlip or coyote.[https://www.syilx.org/about-us/syilx-nation/captikwl/] Stories are shared in their winter time Captikwł (story time) which is only told in the winter when snow is on the ground.[https://okib.ca/about-us/our-history] In the winter months, the Okanagan people lived in subterranean dwellings called pit houses.[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/interior-salish-first-nations] Tule-mat lodges were also used but preferred in the warmer months. [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/interior-salish-first-nations]