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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…
Infographic: The Ecosystem of Kelp, the life cycle of a legal precedent
Last year, Pro Bono Students Canada helped RAVEN by looking at the legal precedents that have been set by cases our community has fundraised for and supported. Focusing on the specific achievements of Gitxaala v. Canada — the legal victory over the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline — student legal researchers went looking for new legal cases that had cited Gitxaala. Check out this infographic illustrating the findings.
Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink: Broken Promises and Boil-Water Advisories
Access to clean drinking water is something many of us take for granted, especially in a country as water-wealthy as Canada. And yet, Indigenous communities across the nation are still facing water advisories, disease, and contamination from their water supply.
Man camps are temporary; trauma from violence lasts generations
RAVEN has written about the dangers of man camps before, but with the 31st Annual February 14 Women’s Memorial March honouring MMIWGT2S approaching, and little change seen, it is time to bring this issue back to the forefront of our dialogues. Because it’s time Canada and industrial development companies take the recommendations in the final MMIWG report seriously and address the issue of violence against Indigenous women, two-spirited and girls.
Lake Babine celebrates BC’s rejection of proposed Morrison Mine
Lake Babine Nation is celebrating the Province’s second rejection of the proposed Morrison Mine project.
PODCAST: Private Prosecutions of Indigenous Land Defenders
Welcome to the shady world of corporate injunctions and private prosecutions in B.C. It’s part of a new playbook being developed that throws generations of progress towards Indigenous rights — in the courts, and on the land — into jeopardy.
VIDEO: Environmental Racism: A Story of Colonization and Ecocide Webinar Recap
Cohosted by Stop Ecocide Canada and RAVEN, this webinar looked at Environmental Racism: A Story of Colonization and Ecocide. Speakers included Chief Roland Willson and Tamara Lorincz
VIDEO: Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Action: Community Solutions
RAVEN and WECAN (West Coast Climate Action Network) presented another great webinar in our Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Action series looking at community solutions. Speakers include Pansy Wright-Simms and Leona Humchitt.
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