The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 ‘Localized harassment’: RCMP patrol Wet’suwet’en territory despite UN calls for withdrawal https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-wetsuweten-territory-february-2021/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 20:46:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=26213 One year after the RCMP’s highly publicized militarized raids on land defender camps, a continuous police presence is affecting the lives of Wet’suwet’en people who say intimidation and nuisance tactics are being used to suppress opposition to the Coastal GasLink pipeline Matt Simmons News B.C. Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous RCMP TC Energy Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en First Nation A line of Wet’suwet’en land defenders in front of Coastal GasLink work site holding a red rope Wet’suwet’en agree to sign deal with B.C., Ottawa on rights and title, despite Coastal GasLink pipeline dispute https://thenarwhal.ca/wetsuweten-agree-to-sign-deal-with-b-c-ottawa-on-rights-and-title-despite-coastal-gaslink-pipeline-dispute/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:01:42 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18405 The agreement will test new waters when it comes to the settling of Indigenous territorial claims, but will not resolve the long-standing pipeline conflict Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous Wet'suwet'en Wet'suwet'en First Nation Freda Huson Unist'ot'en camp RCMP arrests RCMP backtracks, says officers won’t stop journalists from reporting on Wet’suwet’en raid https://thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-backtracks-says-officers-wont-stop-journalists-from-reporting-on-wetsuweten-raid/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 01:18:22 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=16784 Faced with widespread criticism, police back off on threats to arrest media reporting along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in northwest B.C. Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood News Coastal GasLink pipeline Indigenous media Unist'ot'en Wet'suwet'en First Nation Wet'suwet'en Unist'ot'en camp Feb 6 2020 Amber Bracken The Narwhal A dispute over title to land is a civil — not a criminal — matter https://thenarwhal.ca/a-dispute-over-title-to-land-is-a-civil-not-a-criminal-matter/ Thu, 17 Jan 2019 17:35:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=9622 The Supreme Court has said repeatedly that Indigenous claims need to be settled by respectful negotiations leading to reconciliation. The court injunction and recent arrests do just the opposite Kent McNeil Opinion blockade Delgamuuk'w Gidimt'en Indigenous Indigenous Rights Tshilqot'in Unist'ot'en Wet'suwet'en First Nation RCMP raid Gidimt'en checkpoint