The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Tsilhqot’in First Nation opens B.C.’s largest solar farm https://thenarwhal.ca/tsilhqotin-first-nation-opens-b-c-s-largest-solar-farm/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:15:05 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14960 The project, which will generate enough energy to power 135 homes and $175,000 in annual revenue, is being celebrated as an important milestone in the nation’s economic independence Judith Lavoie News Indigenous solar energy solar farm solutions Tsilhqot’in Nation ‘This is not Canada’: inside the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s battle against Taseko Mines https://thenarwhal.ca/this-is-not-canada-inside-the-tsilhqotin-nations-battle-against-taseko-mines/ Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:28:12 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13303 A proposed copper and gold mine has been rejected twice by the federal government for its impacts on Fish Lake, an area considered sacred by the Tsilhqot’in. But B.C.’s mining laws allow the company to move ahead with exploration work anyway. That doesn’t square with Tsilhqot’in law and the community says it won’t back down Judith Lavoie On the ground Photo Essay Chilko Lake Fish Lake Indigenous mining Nemiah Valley New Prosperity Mine Taseko Taseko Mines Teztan Biny Tsilhqot’in Nation Xeni Gwet’in Xeni Gwet'in chief Jimmy Lulua Louis Bockner Taseko New Prosperity Tsilhqot’in Nation Tsilhqot’in Nation blockade to remain despite Taseko Mines retreat https://thenarwhal.ca/tsilhqotin-nation-blockade-taseko-mines-retreat/ Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:23:41 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12478 Area in central B.C. pegged for open-pit gold and copper mine 'as sacred to us as a church' Judith Lavoie News Fish Lake Indigenous mining New Prosperity Mine Taseko Mines Tsilhqot’in Nation Tsilhqot’in Nation blockade ‘It’s No Longer About Saying No’: How B.C.’s First Nations Are Taking Charge With Tribal Parks https://thenarwhal.ca/it-s-no-longer-about-saying-no-how-b-c-s-first-nations-are-taking-charge-through-tribal-parks/ Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:22:10 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/03/29/it-s-no-longer-about-saying-no-how-b-c-s-first-nations-are-taking-charge-through-tribal-parks/ Emma Gilchrist In-Depth first nations Fish Lake Indigenous Indigenous protected areas mining New Prosperity Mine protected areas tribal parks Tsilhqot’in Nation Dasiqox Headwaters in Tsilhqot’in Territory Threatened by Amarc Mine Exploration https://thenarwhal.ca/dasiqox-headwaters-tsilhqot-territory-threatened-amarc-mine-exploration/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 15:52:32 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/09/16/dasiqox-headwaters-tsilhqot-territory-threatened-amarc-mine-exploration/ admin Opinion Amarc Resources Chilko Lake Dasiqox Tribal Park Friends of Nemaiah Valley Hunter Dickinson IKE Nexwagwez?an Opinion Roger William Russell Myers Ross Species At Risk Act Sue Senger Taseko Lake Toba Inlet Tsilhqot’in Nation whitebark pine Xeni Gwet’in Yunesit’in