Welcome to RAVEN

RAVEN is a charitable organization that provides financial resources to assist Aboriginal Nations within Canada in lawfully forcing industrial development to be reconciled with their traditional ways of life, and in a manner that addresses global warming or other ecological sustainability challenges.


RAVEN'S MISSION

Our mission is to assist Aboriginal peoples within Canada in protecting or restoring their traditional lands and resources and addressing critical environmental challenges such as global warming by strategically enforcing their Constitutional rights through the courts in response to unsustainable settlement or industrial exploitation supported by the State.


RAVEN’S CURRENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

• Supporting the Beaver Lake Cree in their legal fight to stop the destruction of their traditional hunting, trapping and fishing lands from the devastating march of the Alberta tar sands industries.  To see video of Chief Al Lameman describing the impact on his people and Jack Woodward explaining why the lawsuit can stop this madness, click here.

• Supporting the Tsilhqot’in National Government and Xeni Gwet'in First Nation in their legal action against the Taseko Mines Prosperity Project which proposes to turn a pristine lake that is part of the Fraser River watershed into a dump site of acid waste rock.  Watch Blue Gold: The Tsilhqot'in Fight For Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) now online.

HOW WE CAN BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY:

What happens in one part of the planet affects all others! 


Assisting the Beaver Lake Cree Nation in their efforts to stop the ecologically disastrous tar sands development is a chance to reverse a trend toward destroying the natural systems of the planet. The destruction of the boreal forest and the wasteful use of energy for the extraction of dirty oil combine to make expansion of the tar sands one of the greatest threats to the future of our planet.  The Beaver Lake Cree need your help to fund their monumental challenge to not only the government, but also some of the biggest companies in the world.


Photo courtesy of Garth Lenz



Assisting the Tsilhqot’in Nation is a chance to prevent ecological disaster before it takes place. Teztan Biny (known as Fish Lake by settler communities) is being reviewed to become an industrial dump site for the Taseko Mines Prosperity Project. This is a huge national issue. The practice of turning our fresh water lakes into toxic waste dump is a matter that concerns everyone. The Canadian federal government is not only allowing for this practice, but also there are 20 more lakes across Canada facing the same fate as Teztan Biny. Your tax deductible donations are crucial to help this small band stand against those who prefer gold to water.


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