An alternative, passionate and truthful narrative about First Nations in Canada.
Dixon Terbasket’s Snklips Howling Circle Podcasts from the Lower Similkameen on Indigenous Title and Rights matters and why settlers should be worried… very worried.
Who is this man, Dixon?
Dixon Terbasket, Cultural Resource Coordinator with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, is a Syilx Okanagan from the Similkameen.
“I’ve been a hunter, fisher and gatherer on the land my whole life. I enjoy the land, our people, the tmix, water, air and fire elements. Being on the land with the animals makes me realize that we need to speak for them.
I’m an activist for Indigenous Title and Rights and a knowledge keeper. I most recently organized with the re-think 150 collective and look forward to continuing to share learnings with settlers and other newcomers.
My career focus has been wildlife/fish management, land use planning, and the protection of our Title and Rights as Syilx people – speaking for those without a voice, the animals and those yet to be born.”
Speaking for those without a voice, the animals and those yet to be born.
Your Community Garden
“For the people”, that is the purpose of the new community garden in the Lower Similkameen.
Plans are well under way currently to set up the new 7.5 acres of community garden on the land near the Lower Similkameen Indian Band office in Cawston. Fortis BC will be installing hydro and plans to layout the garden and construct the greenhouse will be under way in the spring of 2024. Stay tuned.
Dixon Terbasket’s Podcasts
This section will be updated regularly with new podcasts featuring Dixon Terbasket and his guests.
A main goal behind the podcasts is to enable settler-identified people in the Okanagan in understanding Indigenous truths about past and present colonial relations.
Expect lively and interesting conversations about the topics and things that matter in the bridging of the gaps between Canada’s white culture and First Nations people.
Dixon is a passionate man who as Cultural Resource Coordinator for the Okanagan Nation Alliance, is well versed about the local history of colonization, cultural genocide, land theft and environmental destruction. He is helping shape the future of the valley to have a positive outcome. That can only occur when the past is acknowledged and then we can all move on from there.
Conversations spread from kitchen tables to boardroom tables to accommodate growing involvement from both Indigenous and settler-identified residents in the valley. Join us in some of our lively conversations.