https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-supreme-court-mining-case/ Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:58:14 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=67584 Court will hear from Indigenous organizations, human rights groups, environmental groups and the mining industry during 7-day hearing Francesca Fionda News B.C. Exploration First Nations Rights Indigenous legal challenge Mineral Tenure Act mining Photo: Jimmy Jeong / The Narwhal Sm’ooygit Nees Hiwaas (Matthew Hill) https://thenarwhal.ca/this-ontario-first-nations-boil-water-advisory-has-been-in-effect-for-25-years/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 20:28:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14543 Canada has promised to address the water crisis in Indigenous communities for more than four decades, but that hasn't meant much for the Neskantaga First Nation. Will current election promises be any different? Christopher Cheung In-Depth boil water advisory First Nations Rights health crisis Indigenous Neskantaga First Nation Ontario water Walter Sakanee, an elder living in Neskantaga First Nation, has had difficulty fighting infections in his legs. He relies on his family members to collect safe drinking water for him in blue plastic jugs from a reverse osmosis machine located at the community’s water treatment plant. He is not able to access the plant on his own due to his physical disability. Photo: Samer Muscati / Human Rights Watch https://thenarwhal.ca/enbridge-northern-gateway-first-nations-save-us-again/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:56:38 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/06/30/enbridge-northern-gateway-first-nations-save-us-again/ Carol Linnitt Opinion consultation Enbridge enbridge northern gateway First Nations Rights Northern Gateway Northern Gateway Pipeline Opinion 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 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-hydro-publicly-criticizes-scientists-and-academics-calling-site-c-construction-halt/ Fri, 27 May 2016 18:08:51 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/05/27/bc-hydro-publicly-criticizes-scientists-and-academics-calling-site-c-construction-halt/ Judith Lavoie News BC Hydro Chief Roland Willson construction First Nations Rights halt Ken Boon Minister Bill Bennett News Peace Valley Landowners Association Royal Society of Canada Site C Site C dam Statement of Concern https://thenarwhal.ca/pipelines-indigenous-rights-premier-notley-cant-have-both/ Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:01:36 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/04/13/pipelines-indigenous-rights-premier-notley-cant-have-both/ James Wilt In-Depth ACFN Energy East pipeline Eriel Deranger first nations First Nations Rights free prior informed consent In-Depth Indigenous Inuit Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline Metis Mike Hudema oilsands Rachel Notley resource extraction rights of indigenous peoples tar sands UNDRIP https://thenarwhal.ca/harper-government-s-economic-development-ignores-human-indigenous-rights-new-report/ Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:00:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/12/18/harper-government-s-economic-development-ignores-human-indigenous-rights-new-report/ Carol Linnitt environment First Nations Rights fracking Harper Government Human Rights Indigenous oilsands pipelines Responsible Resource Development tar sands