Episode 1: Land, Law, and Climate Justice
Welcome to Re-Storying Justice. A RAVEN video-podcast series where we explore Indigenous laws of the land and how they intersect with the colonial legal system in Canada. Watch Episode 1 below.
In this episode, we chat with Leslie Anne St. Amour, RAVEN’s very own Campaigns Director, to discuss the landmark youth-led case La Rose v. Canada and how it relates to the current RAVEN supported legal challenge brought forward by the two Wet’suwet’en House groups of the Likhts’amisyu Clan, and what precedent both cases might set for future climate litigations.
Both cases look at Canada’s inaction on climate change, arguing that it is a violation of our Section 7 rights. Youth, and in particular Indigenous youth have the most on the line when it comes to climate change and its impacts. Join us as we unpack these important legal challenges and how law, land, and resistance are shaping the path toward a more sustainable and just climate future.
This interview was recorded before the Chiefs went to court on August 21st. They have already concluded their court appearance and we are awaiting a response.
