Before Mount Bouchery became the mountain we know today, it was Flint Man. A monster Who would consume the first people and animals in the area as food. Flint possessed the ability to make arrowheads and other strong sharp objects that he would use in battle or to capture his prey.
Flint was very proud and carried himself with confidence but he was jelous of senklip/ coyote. Flint and coyote were always at odds with one another, and would often fight. Coyote and Flint always wanted to be the centre of attention and each thought they were stronger, smarter and better looking than the other.
While in one of his moods, Flint directed his attention towards senklip trying to provoke him into fighting over who was the best. Senklip finally lost his temper and became furious with Flint man, He grabbed a very large rock and struck,flint man on the head and smashing his head into fragments. The enormus strike sent pieces of flint all over the Okanagan Valley with large portions of the head ending up as black knight Mountain leaving the body as the headless monster as Mount Boucher.
The eruption of the battle between Flint Man and Coyote resulted in a defeating loss for flint and coyote proclaiming that flint man would no longer be reconized as the monster he was. From that day on flint rock has been an important resource for the Okanagan people who use it as a survival tool.
This Battle is a reminder to all Okanagan people that good can come from any dispute.