The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Drastic and scary’: Salmon declines prompt First Nation to take Canada to court over fish farms https://thenarwhal.ca/drastic-and-scary-salmon-declines-prompt-first-nation-to-take-canada-to-court-over-fish-farms/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:16:43 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9559 In an unprecedented move, the Dzawada’enuxw nation is claiming in court that farming Atlantic salmon — which often carry disease — in their traditional waters constitutes a violation of Aboriginal rights Sarah Cox News Aboriginal Rights Dzawada’enuxw First Nation fish farms Indigenous Jack Woodward salmon Venture Point Fish Farm The death of Trans Mountain pipeline signals future of Indigenous rights: Chiefs https://thenarwhal.ca/death-trans-mountain-pipeline-signals-future-indigenous-rights-chiefs/ Fri, 31 Aug 2018 03:54:03 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7744 As a federal court quashes the controversial project, lawyers and Indigenous leaders agree it’s more clear than ever that Canada must modernize its view of Aboriginal rights Judith Lavoie News Aboriginal Rights Indigenous Trans Mountain Pipeline Implementing UNDRIP is a Big Deal for Canada. Here’s What You Need to Know. https://thenarwhal.ca/implementing-undrip-big-deal-canada-here-s-what-you-need-know/ Tue, 12 Dec 2017 17:44:40 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/12/implementing-undrip-big-deal-canada-here-s-what-you-need-know/ James Wilt In-Depth Aboriginal Rights Canada Center Top In-Depth Indigenous Indigenous Rights Justin Trudeau megaprojects Section 35 UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Collaborative Consent: What Next Generation, Indigenous-Inclusive Water Management Looks Like in B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/collaborative-consent-what-next-generation-indigenous-inclusive-water-management-looks-bc/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 22:49:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/09/28/collaborative-consent-what-next-generation-indigenous-inclusive-water-management-looks-bc/ Judith Lavoie News Aboriginal Rights B.C. Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Chief William Seymour collaborative consent consent consultation Cowichan Tribes Cowichan Valley Cowichan Watershed Board Indigenous Indigenous Rights Joh Lefebure Merrell-Ann Phare News POLIS Right Top Rosie Simms UNDRIP United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples University of Victoria water water management Mining Giant Taseko Seeks to Revive B.C. Gold Mine Twice-Rejected by Harper Government https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-giant-taseko-seeks-revive-b-c-gold-mine-twice-rejected-harper-government/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:30:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/01/31/mining-giant-taseko-seeks-revive-b-c-gold-mine-twice-rejected-harper-government/ Judith Lavoie News Aboriginal Rights Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Fish Lake mining New Prosperity Mine News Taseko Mines Tsilhqot'in First Nation BC Hydro Apologizes for Bennett Dam’s ‘Profound and Painful’ Impact on First Nations at Gallery Opening https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-apologizes-bennett-dam-s-profound-and-painful-impact-first-nations-gallery-opening/ Fri, 10 Jun 2016 19:33:48 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/10/bc-hydro-apologizes-bennett-dam-s-profound-and-painful-impact-first-nations-gallery-opening/ Sarah Cox News Aboriginal Rights BC Hydro first nations First Nations Rights flooding News reconciliation Site C W.A.C. Bennett Dam Site C Not Subject to ‘Rigorous Scrutiny,’ Fails First Nations, Royal Society of Canada Warns Trudeau https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-not-subject-rigorous-scrutiny-fails-first-nations-royal-society-canada-warns-trudeau/ Tue, 24 May 2016 19:26:49 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/24/site-c-not-subject-rigorous-scrutiny-fails-first-nations-royal-society-canada-warns-trudeau/ Judith Lavoie News Aboriginal Rights construction first nations Gordon Christie Joint Review Panel Justin Trudeau Karen Bakker Maryse Lassonde News rights Royal Society of Canada Site C Site C dam Statement of Concern Stewart Phillip Site C, LNG Break Trudeau’s Promise to First Nations https://thenarwhal.ca/site-c-lng-break-trudeau-s-promise-first-nations/ Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:31:24 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/24/site-c-lng-break-trudeau-s-promise-first-nations/ Damien Gillis Aboriginal Rights Analysis emissions first nations fracking Justin Trudeau LNG Site C Site C dam Want Free Trade? Build a West Coast Pipeline, Says China https://thenarwhal.ca/want-free-trade-build-west-coast-pipeline-says-china/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:38:42 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/01/21/want-free-trade-build-west-coast-pipeline-says-china/ Kai Nagata News Aboriginal Rights FIPA Free Trade Gitga'at ruling Government Gus Van Harten indigenous right Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain News pipeline tankers Trudeau B.C.’s Failure to Consult First Nations Sets Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Back to Square One https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-s-failure-consult-first-nations-sets-enbridge-northern-gateway-pipeline-back-square-one/ Thu, 14 Jan 2016 01:32:39 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/01/14/b-c-s-failure-consult-first-nations-sets-enbridge-northern-gateway-pipeline-back-square-one/ Carol Linnitt News Aboriginal Rights B.C. Supreme Court Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline first nations News Northern Gateway “We Will Be the Ones to Stop This”: Grand Chief Voices Impassioned Opposition to Energy East https://thenarwhal.ca/we-will-stop-this-grand-chief-voices-opposition-energy-east/ Fri, 23 Jan 2015 01:05:11 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/01/23/we-will-stop-this-grand-chief-voices-opposition-energy-east/ Derek Leahy Aboriginal Rights Anishinaabe bitumen crude oil energy east first nations Grand Chief Warren White Kathleen Wynne national energy board NEB OEB oilsands Ontario Ontario Energy Board pipelines tarsands Treaty 3 treaty rights