Matt J. Simmons

Features

How an oily fish is connecting Nisg̱a’a youth to the land

The healing power of fire

‘Welcome home, dear ancestor’: after nearly a century, a stolen totem pole returns to the Nisg̱a’a Nation

‘That river is full of life’: Wet’suwet’en celebrate return of salmon amidst threats to keystone species

Life in the time of wildfire

The unlikely love story of an endangered tree and the little bird who eats its seeds

Gitanyow celebrates the return of salmon as B.C. inches toward recognizing the nation’s protected area 

Into the wild

Some feared the Gitanyow’s plan would hurt forestry. But land is protected — and industry is thriving

Stay home, Dad

Investigations

Inside the TC Energy tower: series

Documents reveal over 1,000 potential infractions left unchecked by B.C.’s energy regulator

The day pipeline security followed me — and what I learned later about Canada’s spy agency

One fish, two fish, red fish, dead fish? Feds fail to disclose Coastal GasLink data on salmon eggs, habitat

News

Indigenous leaders burn pipeline agreement, set up B.C. road blockade

Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs hosted a Peace and Unity gathering. RCMP made arrests

Don’t complain, get paid: Kitimat resident offered thousands from LNG Canada 

‘We are not here to get killed’: Wet’suwet’en solidarity actions met with armed police response

How BC Wildfire Service is fighting misinformation with compassion

‘We are inseparable from our land’: Gitxsan Nation house group declares 170,000 hectares of territory protected

RCMP arrest journalists, matriarchs and land defenders following Gidimt’en eviction of Coastal GasLink

Photojournalism

‘Heartbreaking’: an overhead view of Coastal GasLink sediment spills into Wet’suwet’en waters, wetlands

Life on ‘Na̱mg̱is territory, at the edge of the ocean

As salmon are ‘cooking’ in hot water, Lake Babine Nation stands up to Fisheries and Oceans Canada

The last 33 caribou: fighting for the survival of a Wet’suwet’en herd

‘You will be arrested’: Coastal GasLink security denies Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chief access to monitor project construction

Commentary

A mistake is a gift: decolonizing journalism includes missteps and teachings

Hope, with teeth

Life finds a way: aspen as teacher