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RAVEN is Hiring: Are you the next RAVEN Operations Manager?
Summary of the role: The Operations Manager is an essential member of the RAVEN team and is responsible for maximizing and strengthening the internal capacity of RAVEN to fulfill its mission. This position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization, providing robust and culture-building leadership. This role increases capacity in infrastructure and…
VIDEO — Growing Rooted Solidarity: Allyship and Land Back
On Saturday March 9th, RAVEN teamed up with First Unitarians Church of Victoria to host an in-person and livestream conversation on how to live in solidarity and allyship with Indigenous Nations. Watch the video here: Located on the unceded lands of the WSANEC First Nations, The First Unitarians Church of Victoria is a welcoming community,…
Run for FUNds is back for its 4th year!
For the past 3 years, RAVEN supporters Kayci Lesosky and Sarah Legg have been organizing 5k and 10km community fun runs at Elk Lake provincial park in Victoria, with the goal of raising funds and awareness about Indigenous sovereignty. Run for FUNds What started as a Covid 19 project for Sarah and Kayci. At the…
VIDEO: Wet’suwet’en chiefs reveal depth of devastation, vision for repair on powerful webinar
What happens when you bring 5 Indigenous chiefs who have been fighting industry for their cultural and ecological survival together for a short, sharp hour? You get a powerful conversation: and, an injection of hope into a movement hungry for change. SLIDESHOW EXPLAINER ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN: https://raventrust.com/wetsuweten-charter-challenge-explained/ Last night, we joined Smogelgem (Warner Naziel), Dstahyl…
What’s next for Wet’suwet’en land protectors?
“When the glacier melts, the world will catch fire.” That’s a warning, issued by elders, that drives Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs as they work to uphold their Nation’s laws. Having been sidelined in consultation processes and left out of critical negotiations over industrial activity that is transforming their homelands beyond recognition, Dsta’hyl and other hereditary chiefs…
Breaking News: Supreme Court affirms Indigenous self-governance in child welfare law, UNDRIP in groundbreaking decision
What is the TLDR? The long struggle for equity for Indigenous children and families has reached a milestone. In upholding Bill C-92, Canada’s Supreme Court also recognized that the federal government can pass laws which incorporate Indigenous laws, giving them the power of federal law. The Court agreed that, with this legislation, Canada did affirm…
Indigenous Resistance to Mining: Ontario First Nations Call for Year-Long Moratorium on Mining Claims
The Chiefs of Ontario have called for a year-long pause on all mining claims on their territories in the face of rampant mining speculation. Still: the province keeps issuing mining tenures without the consent of 133 First Nations. The Ontario provincial government began using an online system for staking mineral claims in 2018, allowing individuals…
Growing Rooted Solidarity
Growing Rooted Solidarity: Allyship and Land Back save my spot 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…
If the Glacier Melts, the World Will Catch Fire
If the Glacier Melts, the World Will Catch Fire save my spot You are invited! Join Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs for a webinar on Thursday, February 22nd at 6 pm Pacific, and learn about their groundbreaking Charter of Rights & Freedoms challenge taking on Canada’s climate inaction. Learn how the Nation plans to hold the government…
Hot take: 6300% FALSE: Canada takes gaslighting to a whole new level
What is Gaslighting? It’s that workmate who, when called out on their racist behaviour, retorts, “You’re being too sensitive: this has NOTHING to do with race.” It’s that casual date who shows up half an hour late to dinner then, when you tell them you’re upset about it, says you’re being ‘clingy’. Or, it’s that…
Hot Take: We won?!? A chance to stop rampant LNG exports
Boy do we ever need this. In the climate justice movement, there is slow, incremental progress and — let’s face it — a dizzying array of losses to contend with. But yesterday’s announcement that the U.S. is pausing LNG export permits is one to celebrate. It’s the result of intense organizing over YEARS by groups large and…
$2 million from Krawczyk Foundation breathes new life into Indigenous environmental justice
$2 million from Krawczyk Foundation breathes new life into Indigenous environmental justice in Canada. Krawczyk Family Foundation has made a remarkable and transformative $2 million donation to RAVEN, supporting access to justice for Indigenous Nations who are in court to protect land, air and water for future generations. Alex Krawczyk, daughter of the late philanthropists…
First Nation appeals court decision
Repost from CIM Magazine. Read full article here Leaders of the Gitxaała Nation applauded a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling that the province’s online claim staking system violates the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous peoples. But the Nation is pursuing a partial appeal of the decision, arguing that the court should have prevented further staking…
The Next Chapter in West Moberly’s Legal Odyssey: a Rights Protection Intervention
West Moberly Nations continues its legal odyssey. On Nov. 7 and 8, 2023, West Moberly intervened in the matter of Attorney General (Ontario) v. Restoule et al. at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). Read more to learn about how West Moberly continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with other Nations to advance Indigenous rights through the courts
Young Agrarians Event: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Panel — Land Back and Land Access
Young Agrarians Event: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Panel – Land Back and Land Access save my spot 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…
A year-end message from RAVEN’s Executive Director Danielle Wilson
There are two possible futures for this country. One future sees us double down on taxpayer subsidies for climate-destroying projects, for the benefit of oligarchs and hedge funds. The other future sees us apply Indigenous-led land-use plans to sustainably manage resources — with future generations in mind. That future looks like clearcut logging and toxic tailings…
Resurgence: Stories of Indigenous resilience & creativity
Indigenous creators are breaking down barriers and taking center stage to bring powerful messages through books, music and art.
RAVEN’s 2023 Reflections (Part 2)
As we flip through the final pages of 2023, we want to take a moment to reflect on a transformative year. 2023 has been a landmark year for RAVEN, with 16 Nations supported and powerful legal precedents achieved. Yet, the year has also been tough for so many, marked by the harsh realities of inflation,…
RAVEN’s 2023 reflections (part 1)
It’s been an amazing year of stretching our wings. As we look back at a wild 2023, we’re filled with gratitude as we reflect on the legal precedents we’ve set, new legal challenges launched, and bold alliances forged. This year, we’ve rallied on the court steps in support of Gitxaała Nation, paddled up to a…
Rights, Charter, Action! Wet’suwet’en to Canada: see you in court
On December 13, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled on both La Rose v Canada and Misdzi Yikh v Canada, breathing life back into these vital climate change litigation cases.