Leslie Anne St Armour
Leslie Anne St. Amour (she/her) is a member of the Bonnechere Algonquin First Nation, located in Eastern Ontario and of mixed Algonquin and settler heritage. Leslie Anne completed her BA at McGill University in Political Science and a minor in Indigenous Studies, before spending a year as an Pathy Foundation Fellow working in her home community. A lawyer by training, Leslie Anne completed her JD at the University of Toronto and worked in private practice for two years before moving to Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ Territories join RAVEN as Campaigns Director. When not working Leslie Anne can be found diving, camping, canoeing, or beading and scheming up her next trip.
Desneige Frandsen
Desneige Frandsen is the Indigenous Youth & Environment Program Manager at Level Justice, an organisation aimed to engage youth, law students, lawyers, and social justice advocates across Canada to disrupt prejudice, build empathy, and advance human rights.
Nicholas Castel
Nicholas Castel is a documentary producer and media educator. He is passionate about stories that challenge us to work together, to innovate, and to share new perspectives. He is the co-founder of Coexistence Films, which produces hopeful documentaries of allied impact and social and environmental justice. The majority of his work has been as a co-collaborator with Indigenous communities, youth organizations, and conservation advocacy groups in Canada around topics of climate science, cultural exchange, youth leadership, adventure, and social equity.
Kate Kempton, Senior Counsel
As Senior Counsel at Woodward and Company, Kate is specialized in Indigenous rights, decolonization litigation and large-scale negotiations, and governance and self- determination. Her driving motivator is to decolonize the legal systems in Canada that have caused harm to human–and other-then–human–environments. Kate holds a BBA from the University of New Brunswick, a master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Western Ontario, and a law degree from the University of Toronto.
Kate began her practice of Indigenous Rights Law in 2001 and has worked on an enormous array of matters pertaining to Indigenous Peoples. A member of the Ontario, Manitoba and BC Bars, she has won a number of significant cases and has been involved in major breakthroughs in Crown-Business-Indigenous Nations relations and developments. Having found success at the helm of many important legal battles across Canada, Kate has been recognized in Lexpert’s Most Frequently Recommended, Best Lawyers in America®, and has won multiple important cases on injunctions against development, treaty rights defences, and judicial reviews on the duty to consult and accommodate.
You are invited!
RAVEN is coming to Toronto! Join us in person or online on May 14 as we explore the vital role of Indigenous perspectives in climate and environmental protection. RAVEN’s Leslie Anne St. Amour will host a panel featuring environmental experts, artists, lawyers, and Indigenous knowledge keepers. Together, we’ll explore Indigenous initiatives for climate action, including the Breathing Lands campaign. Discover how the Treaty No. 9 litigation aims to transform current unjust industrial practices by restoring Indigenous sovereignty and governance. Plus, learn actionable strategies we can all integrate into our lives and work.
An added bonus: Stacey Laforme has launched a new book of poetry, and will be doing a reading.
DATE: May 14
LOCATION: Toronto, Centre for Social Innovation [Spadina St] and via zoom
TIME: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Can't make it in person? We are also live streaming the event. REGISTER HERE.
