


The lawsuit, filed in Penticton on May 5, claims that she was lumped in with the four Caucasian employees who were either fired or resigned since November 2022 when the centre hired its new executive director, Shauna Fox.

In this case, unlike the other three, the former Echo-Lynn Lyons was herself Indigenous, although she claims that her Caucasian appearance had subjected her to the same pressures other former employees faced. A fourth lawsuit has been filed against the Ooknakane Friendship Centre in Penticton by an employee claiming to have been forced out over policies allegedly focused on getting rid of non-Indigenous staff.
