https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/sea-ice-inuit-app/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=101785 Using an app developed by Inuit in Nunavut, Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland are harnessing data to make their own decisions Hannah Hoag News arctic climate change Indigenous Inuit Nunavut Photo: Supplied by the Arctic Eider Society https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-mary-river-mine-expansion-inuit/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:02:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22625 Federal minister recommended re-starting review process for Mary River Mine, citing signing of controversial benefits agreement  Julien Gignac News arctic Baffinland Indigenous Inuit Mary River Mine mining narwhal Baffinland Mary River Nunavut https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-iron-mines-mary-river-greenland/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 21:03:38 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=20324 A proposal to double production at the Mary River iron ore mine is currently under review and Canada says our Arctic neighbour has a right to weigh in Julien Gignac News arctic Greenland Indigenous Inuit mining narwhals Nunavut water Baffinland Mary River Mine Milne Inlet Nunavut https://thenarwhal.ca/climate-new-north/ Sat, 30 May 2020 17:12:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19161 Novel patterns are emerging in the Arctic, where people and wildlife are adapting to a world irrevocably altered by the climate crisis Peter Mather Photo Essay arctic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge climate change Indigenous Inuit water wildlife Caribou climate change Peter Mather https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-company-secretly-proposes-to-increase-industrial-shipping-in-arctic-marine-conservation-area/ Wed, 30 Oct 2019 23:35:11 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14926 The owner of one of the world's northernmost mines is telling investors it has plans to increase shipping capacity 50 per cent higher than what it’s telling the public. That could have major impacts for the narwhals who — until recently — enjoyed relatively quiet northern waters Jimmy Thomson News arctic Indigenous Inuit Marine Conservation Areas mining narwhals protected areas water Baffinland Mary River mine https://thenarwhal.ca/how-whale-blubber-is-fuelling-this-soapmakers-inuit-pride/ Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:00:38 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11288 Bernice Clarke puts whale oil in her soap to celebrate her Inuit heritage, and it’s helping her reassert her identity and understand the medicines of her ancestors. But is it understood by the wider world? Jimmy Thomson Video bernice clarke entreprenorth Indigenous Inuit iqaluit justin clarke land crafted Nunavut solutions uasau soap https://thenarwhal.ca/an-inuk-comes-home-through-art/ Mon, 13 May 2019 19:30:37 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=11269 Nooks Lindell moved from his home in Arviat, Nunavut, to Ottawa as a child. The subsequent loss of his Inuit identity haunted him into adulthood. Returning to the North, he began rediscovering his culture through art and design — a hobby he parlayed into a growing business Jimmy Thomson Video arctic entreprenorth Indigenous Inuit inuit art land crafted solutions https://thenarwhal.ca/hope-and-mourning-in-the-anthropocene/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 17:16:08 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7780 Understanding ecological grief while our world changes around us Neville Ellis and Ashlee Cunsolo Opinion Anthropocene arctic Australia climate change ecological grief farming Inuit Opinion https://thenarwhal.ca/inuit-dogsled-racing-running-out-of-time/ Tue, 07 Aug 2018 21:04:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=7171 The use of dogsleds has a long history with Labrador Inuit. But as the climate warms the practice has become increasingly hazardous Greg Mercer In-Depth climate change dogsled Indigenous Inuit Labrador Sled dogs Ron Pottle Jr https://thenarwhal.ca/finding-safe-routes-across-melting-arctic-ice-with-new-tech-and-inuit-knowledge/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:02:57 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=4833 SmartICE combines traditional Inuit knowledge and satellite technology Jimmy Thomson In-Depth News arctic climate change Indigenous Inuit smartICE traditional knowledge Trevor Bell water https://thenarwhal.ca/clyde-river-inuit-fight-protect-territory-oil-seismic-blasting/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 16:13:12 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/08/23/clyde-river-inuit-fight-protect-territory-oil-seismic-blasting/ David Suzuki Opinion arctic climate change Clyde River fossil fuels habitat Inuit Offshore Drilling oil and gas Opinion seismic blasting whales