Posts Tagged ‘rights and title’
Announcing: Pull-Together.ca – Supporting First Nations legal challenges to Enbridge Northern Gateway
BC First Nations are in court, based on their constitutionally-protected rights, fighting to stop Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline and tankers project.But fighting government is expensive. That’s why RAVEN Trust and Sierra Club BC and BC communities are building a legal defence fund – to provide First Nations the resources they need to win.You can help…
Read MoreVictoria’s Healing Walk – thanks to the RAVEN supporters!!
Victoria’s healing walk raised $1579.35 for RAVEN and close to 300 people participated. We were thrilled at people’s response. Included in this amount is $130.00 which RAVEN supporter/volunteer Terry Dance-Bennink raised at an open forum on Enbridge in Sooke on June 19th. Several RAVEN representatives attended including current directors Jessica Van der Veen and Kathryn Harwood,…
Read MoreNew Crowd Funding Campaign – Challenge to CNRL Kirby Tar Sands Expansion
A new crowd funding campaign is being launched today – because of a sudden and alarming change in practice by the Alberta Government and the Alberta Energy Regulator. It affects everyone. And we can all help support the first two nations to take a legal stand to prevent it from continuing. Below is the media…
Read MoreWOW! You did it!!! Thank you everyone…
This is amazing! In two weeks, the goal of raising $25,000 wasn’t just reached, it was smashed!! Thank you to the 643+ donors who signed on to help the Beaver Lake Cree Nation. Thank you to Crystal and to the team that helped get this campaign up and running! If you missed it, the…
Read MoreNew Prosperity Mine EA Report Worse than 2010 Version that led to a “Scathing” Rejection
It’s out – the CEAA Panel report on Taseko’s New Prosperity Mine. Here are sample headlines: Canada panel says revised Taseko mine plan may harm environment – ReutersNew Prosperity mine would have ‘adverse environmental effects,’ panel finds – CBCFirst Nations declare victory against Taseko’s BC mine – CBCThe CEAA Executive Summary And here is a Quick Selection of Panel Report Key FindingsHere’s…
Read MoreBack Moving Forward
Pulling off the emotional encumbrances of this past summer and getting back in the game! In June my father died. It was relatively sudden and completely shocking. It took me out of this intensive world of fundraising and awareness building for causes like Beaver Lake Cree Nation for quite some time. Even when I tried…
Read MoreBackgrounder: Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia and Canada
If you have been trying to sort out the difference between the Prosperity mine and the ongoing William vs BC rights and title case, here’s a primer on the latter. ¬¬¬On November 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada is scheduled to hear the historic appeal of the Tsilhqot’in Nation’s Aboriginal title case.This litigation started over two…
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