Sonal Gupta
@sonalg.bsky.social
Journalist at nationalobserver.com | Documentary producer and video/film editor | Covering the intersection of environment, Canadian federal policies and Indigenous issues. Email: [email protected]
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Sonal Gupta
@sonalg.bsky.social
· Oct 8
In Montana on a field-based environmental journo fellowship with @ijnr.bsky.social, learning about wildlife crossings, tribal sovereignty, even the bugs under creek rocks and remembering what a privilege it is to be on the ground (and use my camera!) @jameswsthomson.com @nationalobserver.com tysm!!
The calm, careful writing makes the echoes strike harder …
The ostriches are dead. What about public trust?
The government-ordered ostrich cull has revealed how social media can help a family transform their tragedy into spectacle. And their story has offered a window into the ways trust breaks down between...
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November 8, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The calm, careful writing makes the echoes strike harder …
@nationalobserver.com launched a great resource to help journalists and citizens hold councils accountable! Kudos to @jameswsthomson.com @davidmckie.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social!!
Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation
Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
@nationalobserver.com launched a great resource to help journalists and citizens hold councils accountable! Kudos to @jameswsthomson.com @davidmckie.bsky.social @rorywh.bsky.social!!
Reposted by Sonal Gupta
"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context."
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
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October 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context."
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.
From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:
Reposted by Sonal Gupta
Sea otters have made an astonishing comeback from the brink of extinction, reaching populations so dense that they're now ploughing through shellfish.
All of which is prompting some First Nations to ask: is it time to hunt sea otters again? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/02/n...
All of which is prompting some First Nations to ask: is it time to hunt sea otters again? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/02/n...
September 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sea otters have made an astonishing comeback from the brink of extinction, reaching populations so dense that they're now ploughing through shellfish.
All of which is prompting some First Nations to ask: is it time to hunt sea otters again? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/02/n...
All of which is prompting some First Nations to ask: is it time to hunt sea otters again? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/02/n...
In Montana on a field-based environmental journo fellowship with @ijnr.bsky.social, learning about wildlife crossings, tribal sovereignty, even the bugs under creek rocks and remembering what a privilege it is to be on the ground (and use my camera!) @jameswsthomson.com @nationalobserver.com tysm!!
October 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In Montana on a field-based environmental journo fellowship with @ijnr.bsky.social, learning about wildlife crossings, tribal sovereignty, even the bugs under creek rocks and remembering what a privilege it is to be on the ground (and use my camera!) @jameswsthomson.com @nationalobserver.com tysm!!
BC First Nations feel 'déjà vu'
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, told Canada's National Observer the last decade's fight against fossil fuel pipelines by Indigenous groups will be repeating itself through legal battles and blockades.
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, told Canada's National Observer the last decade's fight against fossil fuel pipelines by Indigenous groups will be repeating itself through legal battles and blockades.
BREAKING
Danielle Smith says Alberta itself will be the proponent for a new pipeline to the BC coast.
Danielle Smith says Alberta itself will be the proponent for a new pipeline to the BC coast.
BREAKING: Alberta announces new pipeline application
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a new proposed pipeline on Wednesday to carry oil from Alberta to the West Coast. The province itself will be the proponent applying to the federal Major Proje...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
BC First Nations feel 'déjà vu'
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, told Canada's National Observer the last decade's fight against fossil fuel pipelines by Indigenous groups will be repeating itself through legal battles and blockades.
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, told Canada's National Observer the last decade's fight against fossil fuel pipelines by Indigenous groups will be repeating itself through legal battles and blockades.