fˈɔːɹt ˈɑːkɐnˌoʊɡən ˈɔːlsoʊ spˈɛld fˈɔːɹt ˈɑːkɐnˌæɡən bˌʌt ˈoʊnli baɪ nˌɑːnɹˈɛzᵻdənt kɐnˈeɪdiənz wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ɔnðə kˈɑːnfluːəns ʌvðɪ ˈɑːkɐnˌoʊɡən ænd kəlˈʌmbiə ɹˈɪvɚz æz ɐ fˈɜː tɹˈeɪd ˈaʊtpoʊst.
Fort Okanogan (also spelled Fort Okanagan but only by nonresident Canadians) was founded in 1811 on the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia Rivers as a fur trade outpost.