As the glaciers that feed their spawning channels recede, the nation fights for sovereignty in their territory. A Tyee special report. In foaming whitewater at the base of a low waterfall on the Meziadin River in northwestern B.C., sockeye enact a ritual that has endured for millennia: with tails flailing, fish leap every few seconds, completing one more step in the long return journey toward their spawning creeks. As they have also done since time immemorial, fishers from the Gitanyow First ...
