Gorgeous Peel Watershed images from wildlife photographer Tayu Hayward
Hear wildlife photographer and documentary filmmaker Tayu Hayward talk about his trip to Snake River in the Peel Watershed. This... Read More
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Indigenous Peoples legal defence funds to protect their constitutional rights.
Learn MoreWho are we?
RAVEN is a non-profit 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.
Urgent Cause
Pull Together – Stop Kinder Morgan
We’re gearing up to stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline. RAVEN’s Pull Together campaign to stop Enbridge mobilized thousands of people to donate, fundraise, and organize against the Enbridge Northern Gateway project. We raised $600,000 for a huge legal victory for... Read More
Our Vision
RAVEN’s vision is a country that honours the ancestral laws, rights and stewardship values of Indigenous Peoples and their equitable access to the justice system within a thriving natural environment.
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In the arms of the mighty Skeena
By Ana Simeon, RAVEN Campaigns Manager This summer I was privileged to visit Gitxsan, Gitanyow and Lake Babine Nations... Read More
“This is What a Spill Looks Like”: Photographer, first responder share images, stories from 2016 Great Bear Rainforest oil spill
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs) presents “This is What a Spill Looks LIke”, a fundraising event in support... Read More
Young Scholars Essay Prize Winners for 2017 announced!
The recipients of this years’ Young Scholars Essay Prize have been announced… and the winners are: Laura Peterson, First Place.... Read More
Court hearing follows letter from CEAA advising company that drilling program for New Prosperity is illegal
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is in BC Supreme Court in Victoria today challenging a provincial drilling permit issued to Taseko Mines... Read More
Case Videos
Words From Our Community
“As a member of one of the Nations taking this issue to court…and as a passionate organizer with deep community roots, let me say this: Pull Together is making a difference. We know what we have to do; you are helping us to do it. We know how big this task is; you are giving us hope.”
, Elected Councilor, Heiltsuk First Nation
“RAVEN occupies a unique niche in the NGO community in Canada by creating legal defence funds for First Nations who must continuously defend their lands and livelihood from the onslaught of rampant industrial development. This small group is incredibly successful… ”
, Nobel Laureate and Founder of Nobel Women’s Initiative
“It’s not every-day that we come across an organization such as yours that would assist First Nations with such a cause as ours. Mahsi cho for all your efforts and Ravens Trust for providing fund raising and support to the Peel Land Use Planning court session. It has been an honor to work with you on this initiative.”
, Chief, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
“This small group is incredibly successful, given their lean resources and organizational structure. We want to see them expand because it seems clear that litigation is going to be one of the key ways that we protect our planet.”
, Founder of Creatively United for the Planet
“This could be the most powerful ecological precedent ever set in a Canadian court.”
, Renowned Native Law expert speaking on the Beaver Lake Cree Case