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The RAVEN library is more than just a repository of knowledge; it is a platform for transformation. With a mission to nurture public awareness through community education and engagement, the library sheds light on Indigenous-led environmental legal challenges and the profound interconnection between environmental sustainability and Indigenous rights. Dive into a treasure trove of resources on this comprehensive online platform. From captivating podcasts and eye-opening videos to insightful campaign overviews and in-depth articles, the RAVEN library offers diverse, high-quality materials to enhance understanding of Indigenous legal frameworks, available legal remedies, and opportunities for meaningful solidarity.

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tu bet’a ts’ena – With Water We Live: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s Water Policy

By Levin Chamberlain | September 9, 2025

Water is not a commodity. Water is a spirit, a living thing. Water sustains life…

How One Annual Run is Powering Justice (And How You Can Too)

By Jamie-Leigh Gonzales | September 4, 2025

The fifth annual Run for FUNds took place on August 16 and raised over $2,500…

Motion to Strike: Pre-Court Event with Chiefs from the Likhts’amisyu Clan

By Sarah Danks | September 3, 2025

On August 21st, a group of Wet’suwet’en Chiefs from the Likhts’amisyu Clan went to court…

Re-Storying Justice: Land, Law, and Climate Justice

By Jamie-Leigh Gonzales | August 20, 2025

Episode 1: Land, Law, and Climate Justice Welcome to Re-Storying Justice. A RAVEN video-podcast series…

Canada continues to shirk responsibility for real climate action with another Motion to Strike on Wet’suwet’en House group’s legal challenge

By Jamie-Leigh Gonzales | August 1, 2025

Let’s Get up to Speed In February 2020, two Wet’suwet’en House groups of the Likhts’amisyu…

Appeals on Appeals: Kebaowek First Nation and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Submit Written Arguments Over UNDRIP Case

By Levin Chamberlain | July 18, 2025

A year has passed since Kebaowek First Nation (Kebaowek) went to Federal Court to challenge…

How to Hold a Successful Fundraising Event

By RAVEN | July 3, 2025
From organizing events in your community to hosting online gatherings, bringing people together is fun,...

Tŝilhqot’in Nation Wins with Consent, Concluding a Decades-Long Battle over Mining

By Levin Chamberlain | June 25, 2025

The staff at RAVEN are thrilled to hear that the Tŝilhqot’in Nation has signed the…

Introducing RAVEN’s Community Action Fund

By RAVEN | June 20, 2025

This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we would like to introduce RAVEN’s new fund, which supports the…

So You Wanna Be a RAVEN Crowdfundraiser

By RAVEN | May 28, 2025
First of all, wow, thank you so much! We are so grateful and honoured that...

Shifting Grounds Under Free Mining: B.C.’s new mineral claims framework

By Jamie-Leigh Gonzales | May 12, 2025

In March 2025, the Government of B.C. released a new framework for mineral tenures as…

Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation’s Aboriginal Title Claim: Myth vs Fact

By Sarah Danks | May 9, 2025

Let’s dispel some myths about Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nation’s (MMFN) legal case for Aboriginal title. Legal…

Kebaowek’s Win at the Federal Court is being Appealed: What does it mean for UNDRIP in Canada?

By Levin Chamberlain | May 7, 2025

Kebaowek First Nation has campaigned against a nuclear waste facility on their territory for years….

Cedar and Frog: Mowachaht-Muchalaht Seeks Aboriginal Title for Healthy Forests

By Jamie-Leigh Gonzales | April 25, 2025

We want to take a minute to tell you an important story. Read on to…

Title and Stewardship for Submerged Lands

By Sarah Danks | April 3, 2025

For people living on Vancouver Island, and anyone living on the coast, we are accustomed…

Restoring Reciprocal Relationships in Forest Management

By Levin Chamberlain | April 3, 2025

Standing on an alpine meadow on Vancouver Island in 1846, you’d be faced with a…

World Day of Social Justice: Bridging the Gaps for Indigenous and Environmental Justice

By Sarah Danks | February 20, 2025

February 20th is the World Day of Social Justice, a day established in 2007 by…

What’s Really at Stake? The Possible Outcomes and Implications for Indigenous Rights in B.C. and Canada

By Levin Chamberlain | January 16, 2025

Gitxaała Nation is going to the B.C. Court of Appeal to challenge the lower court’s…

Gitxaała Goes to Court of Appeal: Ensuring B.C.’s DRIPA has Legal Teeth

By RAVEN | January 13, 2025

On January 20th, 2025, Gitxaała Nation is going to the BC Court of Appeal to…

Building a Movement: 15 Years of RAVEN

By RAVEN | December 29, 2024

Fifteen years ago, RAVEN took flight. Together with Indigenous Nations, community organizers, and a growing…

Say Goodbye to “Take It or Leave It” – Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan’s Case Analysis at the Supreme Court of Canada

By Levin Chamberlain | December 12, 2024

Introduction The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently released a decision in Quebec (Attorney General)…