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Scraping Bottom – National Geographic

By RAVEN | March 2, 2009

By Robert Kunzig – Once considered too expensive, as well as too damaging to the…

West Moberly First Nation 

By RAVEN | September 7, 2000

RAVEN is supporting West Moberly First Nation (Peace region, British Columbia), who are intervening in the Attorney General of Ontario, et al. v. Mike Restoule case pushing for augmentation of treaty annuities. 

Reckoning with grief, and responsibility

By Andrea Palframan | July 6, 2000

Lots of people want to have a bigger conversation about the horrors being unearthed at residential school sites. It’s also clear that – though we have a mandate from Indigenous Nations to fundraise on their behalf – we have to put down our tools and allow space for mourning.

A coalition of intervenors supports mineral reform

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

This intervention is assisting the relevance of reconciliation through the DRIPA legislation here in BC, because of this it is also helping our Gitxaala and Heiltsuk campaigns. It may also have impacts on Attawapiskat, Neskantaga, and Grassy Narrows due to its relevance in the ON courts.

T’SKWAY’LAXW intervene on Gitxaala mining justice challenge

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

The Ts’kw’aylaxw First Nation (TFN) has deep experience in dealing with the adverse impacts of mining activities on its lands.  The promise by the Province that it will properly consult the TFN on governmental decisions has been breached numerous times.  The TFN is in litigation against the Province for failing to properly regulate mining activities on our lands.  

Heiltsuk Intervention: Saugeen Ojibway challenge

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

Thanks to this appeal, and to intervenors in the Saugeen Ojibway Nation challenge, Canada has reversed its position and now agrees that aboriginal title to lands beneath navigable waters is cognizable at law.

Haida Intervention: Aboriginal Title to ‘submerged lands’

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

Haida intervened in the case of Saugeen Ojibway Nation as the issue of submerged lands is key to their upcoming Title challenge. The Title case, currently in case management until 2026, relies on ‘no bad precedents’ being set regarding submerged lands.

Nuxalk intervene to uphold Indigenous law, challenge Mineral Tenure Act

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

The Nuxalk Nation is a coastal First Nation and its Traditional Territory also includes the Great Bear Rain Forest.  It has a well documented system of  Nuxalk Indigenous Laws that  defines the jurisdiction to control the use and access to its Traditional Territory.  These factors will allow Nuxalk Nation to bring a unique perspective to this JR.

Nak’azdli Whut’en: intervening to reform BC mining

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

The Mineral Tenure Act and subsequent action under the Mines Act have severely impacted Nak’azdli’s ability to exercise its Aboriginal rights and title. Therefore, Nak’azdli Whut’en are intervening in Gitxaala’s challenge, as a precedent-setting decision in this case will directly benefit the Nation.

Gitanyow: Reform B.C.’s Mineral Tenures Act

By RAVEN | January 1, 2000

Gitanyow is exercising its own jurisdiction to protect sockeye spawn in the Meziadin watershed in the face of provincial inaction, because of mineral claims.