The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 How do we commemorate the sites of former residential schools? https://thenarwhal.ca/truth-reconciliation-residential-school-sites/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:29:06 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=145630 Some survivors want residential schools dubbed historically significant; others want them demolished. They're forging ahead, with and without Canada Moira Donovan and Darren Calabrese On the ground Atlantic Canada B.C. Indigenous Rights Manitoba Truth and Reconciliation What an effort to save Arctic sea ice means to the people who depend on it https://thenarwhal.ca/cambridge-bay-voices-arctic-melt/ Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:42:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139598 Five residents of Cambridge Bay, Nvt., reflect on their connection to ice and the changes they are seeing Chloe Williams and Gavin John On the ground arctic climate change Spirits of Place Truth and Reconciliation Finding myself in blood, flesh, veins and bug bites — life at a hide camp for Two-Spirit Indigenous youth https://thenarwhal.ca/two-spirit-indigenous-hide-camp/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139614 It’s my first time tanning my own deer hide. At Niizh Manidook Hide Camp, I’ve learned to slow down, listen and be in relation while immersed in brains and skin Kierstin Williams On the ground Ontario Spirits of Place Truth and Reconciliation What an effort to preserve Cree homelands in northern Manitoba means to the people behind it https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-kitaskeenan-cree-voices/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=124721 Kitaskeenan Kaweekanawaynichikatek, the land we want to protect: members of five Cree nations reflect as they seek to protect land devastated by hydroelectricity Julia-Simone Rutgers and Tim Smith In-Depth Photo Essay Indigenous Rights Manitoba Truth and Reconciliation Winnipeg A woman holding a microphone laughs while calling bingo in front of a paiting of an eagle on the wall Tea Creek is growing food security for B.C. First Nations — but its own future is ‘fragile’ https://thenarwhal.ca/tea-creek-food-sovereignty-funding/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=123164 The program in northern B.C. has trained hundreds of Indigenous people, and fed thousands more. But to thrive, they need more reliable funding Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News B.C. farming food security Indigenous Rights Truth and Reconciliation Photo: Ryan Dickie A portrait of Jacob Beaton at Tea Creek, facing the soft light of sunset or sunrise. He wears a black sweater and looks into the distance, with mountains and a blue sky with wispy white clouds in the background. Jacob Beaton is pursuing Indigenous food soveeignty at his farm, Tea Creek. Another Truth and Reconciliation Day — what’s changed? https://thenarwhal.ca/lets-talk-about-truth-and-reconciliation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=120571 The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation isn’t just for remembering the past; it’s a call for all of us to build a better future Michelle Cyca Inside The Narwhal Indigenous Rights Truth and Reconciliation Photo: Jacqueline Ronson / The Discourse Dozens of people in orange shirts walk down a street. They are led by an orange banner that reads, "National Day for Truth and Reconciliation." Over 30 years of Indigenous resistance with Mohawk land defender Ellen Gabriel https://thenarwhal.ca/ellen-gabriel-indigenous-resistance/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119976 'Colonial-rooted poverty will not be solved by more colonial solutions' Michelle Cyca Profile environmental racism Indigenous Rights Quebec Truth and Reconciliation urban development Graham Hughes / The Canadian Press ‘That fight for survival is in our blood’ https://thenarwhal.ca/when-the-pine-needles-fall-excerpt/ Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119530 Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton explore Indigenous resistance in a new book Katsi'tsakwas Ellen Gabriel and Sean Carleton Opinion climate change Indigenous Rights Quebec Truth and Reconciliation Alan Lissner / Between the Lines In the powwow circle, Indigenous people are ‘dancing for our families, our Elders and our babies’ https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-regalia-powwow-culture/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119404 Jingle dresses, medicine wheel colours and eagle feathers are some of the ways dancers use regalia to tell stories of the land, history and people Gabrielle McMann On the ground Indigenous Rights Ontario Spirits of Place Truth and Reconciliation ‘Justice will prevail’: Indigenous families fight to reclaim status and land rights https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-bill-c38-indigenous-land-rights/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=119063 To vote, get a degree or keep children out of residential schools, Indigenous men gave up Indian status for themselves, their wives and their children. Now, a constitutional challenge aims to get it back Gabrielle McMann Explainer Indigenous Rights Truth and Reconciliation Illustration: Nevada Lynn with Randall Bear Barnetson / The Narwhal An illustration by Métis artist Nevada Lynn and Nadleh Whut'en Dakelh artist Randall Bear Barnetson shows a woman with a blanket over her shoulders on a coastal shore, looking towards an orange sunset. There are two stylized salmon in the water and a wolf in the sky. They’d never been hunting. Now, Indigenous youth learn skills, culture and language — thanks to a First Nation program https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-youth-hunting-lake-babine/ Thu, 30 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=108188 A pilot project to educate youth in hunting is part of a broader push to connect Lake Babine youth with the land Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood On the ground Photo Essay B.C. Indigenous guardians Indigenous Rights Truth and Reconciliation Three Lake Babine youth sit in a row on a log smiling and laughing, dressed warmly in tuques and sweaters. Sun comes down through the trees behind them, and campfire smoke rises in front of them