The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 In Nunavut, finding rocks before a mineral rush https://thenarwhal.ca/nunavut-introductory-prospecting-course/ Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=128072 An introductory prospecting course aims to help Inuit and other Nunavummiut lead as the territory’s critical minerals gain interest Meral Jamal On the ground Photo Essay mining Nunavut Two men crouch down looking at a rocky outcrop, with a notebook, compass and GIS in front of them On this social network, sea ice, traditional foods and wildlife are always trending 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 The North is key to Canada’s critical mineral rush. Will its environment be protected this time? https://thenarwhal.ca/canadian-north-critical-mineral-strategy/ Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=82479 Old mines in the territories left polluted, scarred sites as they closed. As the federal government promotes northern resources for the green energy transition, this past serves as a lesson for the future Ed Struzik Analysis mining Northwest Territories Nunavut Ontario peatland yukon Photo: Matt Jacques / The Narwhal Faro mine tailings pond; critical minerals, Yukon Territory, Canada With old traditions and new tech, young Inuit chart their changing landscape https://thenarwhal.ca/inuit-youth-nunavut-hunting/ Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=61329 Connecting to the land through hunting is essential to Inuit culture. Facing rapid changes to the coastline and marine landscape, youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt and their identity Cheryl Katz On the ground arctic climate change Indigenous Rights Nunavut wildlife Video by Shanna Baker High above Arviat, Nunavut, on the western shores of Hudson Bay. The biggest land use plan in the world: how Nunavut is putting mining and conservation on the map https://thenarwhal.ca/nunavut-land-use-plan/ Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=42005 In the works for 15 years, the territory's plan will plot the future of 21 per cent of Canada's land mass. And it's almost ready — hopefully Rhiannon Russell In-Depth caribou mining Nunavut protected areas Photo: Paul Aningat Boys fish at the shore of Arviat, Nunavut DFO flags invasive species concerns as Baffinland seeks Mary River mine expansion https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-dfo-aquatic-invasive-species/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 23:31:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=37995 Federal scientists say ships likely brought marine worms to the port of one of the world's northernmost mines. Now vessel traffic could double as a result of a proposed expansion Dustin Patar News arctic Baffinland invasive species mining Nunavut Oceans wildlife Photo: Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. Baffinland mine Nunavut hunters ask Baffinland not to break ice for mine, noting fewer narwhals https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-narwhals-ice-breaking/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:24:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=31179 The number of narwhals in the region surrounding Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s operations dropped by nearly half between 2019 and 2020, according to a study David Venn News mining Nunavut wildlife Photo: Oceans North Baffinland Mary River mine Massive increase in Nunavut mine shipping traffic puts narwhals at risk: study https://thenarwhal.ca/massive-increase-in-nunavut-mine-shipping-traffic-puts-narwhals-at-risk-study/ Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:13:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26129 As Mary River Mine proposes doubling vessel traffic — which has already increased nearly sixfold since 2015 — scientists raise concerns that the noise could affect the whales’ ability to communicate and navigate Julien Gignac News mining Nunavut wildlife aerial view of narwhal blessing Nunavut ‘repeatedly refused’ to disclose impacts of Baffinland’s Mary River mine expansion on caribou: mayor https://thenarwhal.ca/nunavut-baffinland-mine-clyde-river-mayor/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 20:47:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=24076 A plan to double production at one of the world’s northernmost mines involves building a railway through barren-ground caribou habitat — the impacts of which aren’t adequately known, says local leader Julien Gignac In-Depth Indigenous Nunavut wildlife a mine seen across water Baffinland owns Canada’s northernmost mine. Now Greenland has a say in its expansion plans 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 How whale blubber is fuelling this soapmaker’s Inuit pride 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