Monsters of Injustice: Treaty Negotiator from Beyond the Grave

The Treaty Negotiator from Beyond the Grave is still turning up across our legal systems and having his point of view on Treaties upheld. The Numbered Treaties were negotiated by settlers, and while they said they “negotiated” the way the processes generally went was like this: RAVEN has three campaigns that take place in Numbered…

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Monsters of Injustice: Undead Legal Arguments

The Canadian legal system is based on precedents. It looks at how past cases were decided and uses that to make a decision on the case it’s faced with. Only on rare occasions can a court depart from how a case was decided before. This means that legal arguments that are horribly outdated and rooted…

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Introducing Emma Roy: RAVEN’s New Operations Manager

We are pleased to welcome Emma Roy to RAVEN as our new Operations Manager. Emma grew up in Thunder Bay and graduated from the University of Ottawa with a degree in Biology with a focus in Environmental Studies and a minor in Psychology. Passionate about her connection to nature and concerned with environmental issues, Emma…

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Prince of Whales Makes Waves as Festival Afloat 2023’s Flagship Sponsor!

While the performances of Festival Afloat 2023 are behind us, we are still basking in the excitement and celebration of it all. None of which would have been possible without our 2023 Flagship Sponsor, Prince of Whales!  Prince of Whales provide wildlife tours based out of Telegraph Cove, Vancouver and Victoria, but they are much…

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Festival Afloat is Back!

In its fourth year, Festival Afloat is back — so grab your paddle for Indigenous justice! GET TICKETS at raventrust.com/paddle If you aren’t in one of the spots where Festival Afloat touches down, you can still be part of things by supporting Heiltsuk Nation: we welcome your ideas for fundraisers in your own town (Neighbourhood…

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RAVEN’s Annual Core Funding Appeal – Goal: $70,000

We have accomplished so much in five short years!  We have expanded – taking on more campaigns, like the current Pull Together initiative, that fit within our niche mandate to provide legal defence funds for First Nations aimed at protecting the environment for the benefit of all Canadians.  We continue to support Beaver Lake Cree…

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Celebrating with the Tsilhqot’in!! A great way to spend a weekend!

“If we lose, we’re not a culture, not a people…Losing is not an option for us.”  Chief Roger William uttered these prophetic words back in 2002, during filming of the documentary Wild Horses, Unconquered People about the Xeni Gwet’in’s now legendary legal challenge for title to Tsilhqot’in land.   This past weekend I was privileged to be invited…

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