LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
John Borrows – On Mindfulness, and Indigenous Law
John Borrows is a member of RAVEN’s legal advisory panel and is co-founder of the joint Common Law and Indigenous Law program at the University of Victoria, the first of its kind. He spoke as part of Sorrento Centre’s Mindfulness and Indigenous Law Conference, sharing beautiful stories and teachings on Indigenous law from his Chippewan of the Nawash Nation and ancestors.
Truth Before Reconciliation: Wenecwtsin Wayne Christian
Wayne Christian (Secwépemc and Syilx Okanagan) shares about his family’s experiences with the Sixties Scoop, and how through revitalization of Indigenous law and traditions is sustaining a new generation of knowledge keepers and land protectors.
Think B.C.’s mineral tenure system is a joke? So do we.
For a $25 fee, you can start prospecting all over B.C: without even notifying the Nation whose land you are on. Put a stop to that: donate.
Trick or Treaty? An Update on the Beaver Lake Cree Nation Campaign
When Beaver Lake Cree Nation declared victory in the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) last March, we didn’t think we’d be telling you this. But: despite a win in the highest court in the land… Beaver Lake Cree Nation (BLCN) is back in court and having to prove, yet again, that they are indeed unable to afford to pay the full cost of its Defend the Treaties trial.
VIDEO: A Community-Led Approach to an Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessments are standard protocol after an oil spill like the one that occurred in Heiltsuk waters after the Nathan E. Stewart tug ran aground on October 13, 2016. But who leads them, and how they are done is not so simple.
Reconciliation is STILL a verb
Eleven. That’s how many of the 94 Calls to Action from 2015’s Truth and Reconciliation…
Intergenerational Intersections: Salmon stories flow with Roger William and Trevor Mack
After an opening song and story with Sierra William, Mack and Chief Roger, we heard from the venerable elder who led his people in resistance to clearcut logging and open-pit mining. In dialogue with Tsilhqot’in story weaver Trevor Mack, William laid out a 3-punch, knock-out strategy: beginning with the creation of the Nemiah Declaration, to the blockade of roads and bridges, and finally to the Supreme Court victories that kicked out Taseko Mines and established Aboriginal Title to sacred Teztan Biny.
Long Live the Reckoning: an Indigenous-informed lens on the passing of the Queen
Across the country, reactions are pouring in over the passing of Queen Elizabeth 2nd. It…
West Moberly First Nations Announces Partial Settlement of Civil Claim
West Moberly First Nations has entered into a partial settlement agreement with the Province of British Columbia, BC Hydro, and Canada with respect to our outstanding claims aimed at protecting our traditional territory.
A rock in the river: West Moberly shifts strategy on Site C
We know that pressing for rights in the courts is a strategic and powerful way…
10,000 days and counting: Neskantaga Nation copes with more than a quarter of a century on a boil water advisory.
As of Sunday June 19th 2022, Neskantaga First Nation has reached 10,000 days of a…
Will B.C.’s DRIPA Action Plan put an end to government’s scorched-earth tactics in the courtroom? A tabletop exercise
With the implementation of a DRIPA Action Plan, B.C. has committed to shift away from patterns of litigation with Indigenous Peoples. What does this mean, and what would change on the ground?
A Victory for Lake Babine!
RAVEN is celebrating a victory for Lake Babine Nation!
What is the Blueberry decision, and how will it affect the Indigenous legal landscape?
The long-awaited judgment in Yahey v British Columbia (2021 BCSC 1287), a treaty infringement challenge brought by Blueberry River First Nation, has been widely hailed by legal scholars as a groundbreaking precedent with sweeping implications for treaty rights and resource extraction in northeastern B.C. and beyond.
Look ma, no pipelines! Indigenous power is coming from renewables
Saddling Indigenous communities with stranded assets — on top of climate disaster and desecrated lands — is no way to set relationships right.
A landmark Supreme Court victory for Beaver Lake Cree Nation
Beaver Lake Cree set powerful precedent for Indigenous access to justice in Canada’s Supreme Court.
Day of Action for a Just Transition: Indigenous Nations leading the way to renewables
The world is embroiled in another war powered by oil. Putin’s motives for invading Ukraine…
Water is life: a final chapter for Pull Together
Water is life. That’s the organizing principle that drew so many of us together to…
VIDEO: Treaty People’s Briefing
A video released by Mining Injustice powerfully frames the dilemma Neskantaga and neighbouring Anishinaabe Nations…
Heiltsuk decry DFO’s unilateral closure of vital SOK herring roe fishery
Spring is normally the time when mariners from Heiltsuk Nation head out on the water…
VIDEO: DJ O Show says diversity makes beautiful music
In celebration of Black History Month, we caught up with DJ O Show. She’s a…
